MIL-HDBK-1005/7A
3.1.4.1
Supplementary Investigations. Requirements for the
frequency of sampling are contained in the 40 Code of Federal
Regulation (CFR) Part 141, U.S. EPA National Primary Drinking
Water Regulations . Designs should include permanent sampling
points if subsequent sampling is required.
3.2
Quality Criteria. Water for domestic uses should meet
the requirements of the 40 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) Part
141, U.S. EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations and
Part 143, National Secondary Drinking Water Regulations , as may
be modified by BUMED (refer to par. 1.5.1), or by State
standards. Individual State standards may be more stringent
than national requirements. The facility may be required to
meet requirements of that individual state as well as the
national requirements and the BUMED.
3.2.1
Specific Criteria .
The criteria for uses and
protection are as follows:
3.2.1.1
Domestic Uses. Ordinary requirements are stated in 40
Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) Part 141.
3.2.1.2
Industrial Uses. Requirements for boiler feed water
are listed in MIL-HDBK-1003 Series, Mechanical Engineering.
Other industrial requirements are outlined in American Water
Works Association (AWWA), Water Quality and Treatment, a
Handbook of Public Water Supplies.
3.2.1.3
Fire Protection and Flushing Uses. In nonpotable
water, the following substances should generally be removed or
reduced to harmless concentrations:
a)
Oil or grease, because of fire hazard
b) Substances which accelerate corrosion and
tuberculation.
c)
Debris, silts, and other suspended solids
d)
Organic matters which generate odors and
corrosive hydrogen sulfide gas in storage reservoirs
e)
Algae, fungi, worms, barnacles, and other
slime-forming pollutants which can clog pipes or nozzles.
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