s::can Online UV/Vis Spectrometry for Event Detection Systems at Bratislava Waterworks

Bratislava Water Company (BVS) is responsible for the operation of water and waste water systems of Bratislava, the capital of the Slovak Republic. The supply of safe and wholesome drinking water to its customers is
one of the core responsibilities of BVS. BVS produces drinking water for and distributes it to the Bratislava agglomeration, which has a total population of well over 600.000 people. The drinking water is produced in seven
central water treatment facilities from 176 raw water sources with an overall capacity of over 6300 l/s. The only treatment performed is chlorination to prevent microbiological (re)growth during distribution. Despite this
high quality, BVS decided an online water quality monitoring system is essential to ensure that this high quality is never compromised.

BVS therefore established an early warning network that actually monitors all essential ground water sources used for its drinking water supply. This s::can early warning system monitors the raw water quality in real time, 24 hours a day. In the case that the actual ground water quality should be outside of the very strict quality limits specified, the water from the source of concern will not be used for drinking water production. Only
after a detailed laboratory analysis has confirmed the proper quality of this water source, the production of drinking water from this source will be reinstated. In this way the water used for the drinking water supply will be controlled continuously and only raw water of approved quality will be able to enter the treatment facilities.