Cold Water Supply

1. Introduction

• 1.1 Water Sources
• 1.2 Water Quality and Water Treatment
• 1.3 Waterworks in Hong Kong

• 2.1 Mains Water Supply
• 2.2 Distribution Systems

• 3.1 Pipe Materials and Fittings [pictures]
• 3.2 Water Tanks
• 3.3 Water pumps

• "¼Ó¤U­¬¤ô³ï" (History of Hong Kong Waterworks) [25 min.] (In Cantonese) [RHK50 2001]

• Burberry, P., 1997. Environment and Services, 8th ed., Chps. 9, 11 & 19, Addison Wesley Longman, Essex. [696 B94]
• Chadderton, D. V., 2000. Building Services Engineering, 3rd ed., Chp. 6, E & FN Spon, London & New York. [696 C43]
• CIBSE, 1999. Public Health Engineering, CIBSE Guide G, Chp. 2, Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), London. [LB 628 P97]
• Garrett, R. H., 2000. Hot and Cold Water Supply, 2nd ed., Blackwell Science, Malden, MA. [696.1 G239 h]
• Hall, F., 1994. Building Services and Equipment, 3rd ed., Vol. 1, Chps. 1 & 2, Longman, London. [696 H17]
• IOP, 2002. Plumbing Engineering Services Design Guide, [New ed.], Institute of Plumbing, Hornchurch, Essex, UK. [PolyU: TH6124.P58 2002]
• IOP, 1988. Plumbing Engineering Services Design Guide, 2nd ed., Institute of Plumbing, Hornchurch, Essex, UK. [LB 696.1 P73]
• Moss, K. J., 1996. Heating and Water Services Design in Buildings, E & FN Spon, London [697 M91]
• Nathanson, J. A., 2003. Basic Environmental Technology: Water Supply, Waste Management, and Pollution Control, 4th ed., Chps. 2, 3 & 7, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, N.J. [628 N275 b]
• WSD, 2002. Hong Kong Waterworks Standard Requirements for Plumbing Installation in Buildings, Water Supplies Department (WSD), Hong Kong, February 2002.
• WSD, 2001. Handbook on Plumbing Installation for Buildings (May 2001), Water Supplies Department (WSD), Hong Kong.
• WSD, 2000a. General Information on the Use of Different Types of Pipe Materials as Inside Services in Buildings, Water Supplies Department (WSD), Hong Kong, June 2000.
• WSD, 2000b. Installation Notes of Different Types of Corrosion Resistant Pipe Materials as In Inside Service in Buildings, Water Supplies Department (WSD), Hong Kong, June 2000.

• Hong Kong Water Supplies Department (WSD) http://www.info.gov.hk/wsd/
• History and Future of Water Supply in Hong Kong (http://www.info.gov.hk/wsd/hkwidx.htm)
• Waterworks Ordinance (Laws of Hong Kong, Chapter 102) (http://www.info.gov.hk/wsd/ordinan.htm)
• Waterworks Regulations (Laws of Hong Kong, Chapter 102 subsidiary legislation) (http://www.info.gov.hk/wsd/regulate.htm)
• WSD Circular Letters issued to Licensed Plumbers and Authorised Persons (http://www.info.gov.hk/wsd/circltrs/index.htm)
• WSD Standard Drawings (http://www.info.gov.hk/wsd/StdDwgs/index.htm)
• Guidelines for Excavation Near Water Mains