Equipment and methods for water quality monitoring in drinking water networks

摘要

The invention relates to an installation (30) for monitoring the quality of water and designed to be installed on a pipe (18) dedicated to distributing water to a consumer. The invention is characterized in that the installation comprises: a probe (32) for measuring at least one parameter of the water flowing in the pipe; a contamination detector device (46) for detecting the presence, if any, of contamination on the basis of measurements performed by the probe; a reverse flow detector device (36) for detecting reverse flow in said pipe; a disinfection device (40) for disinfecting the water in the pipe and/or a cutoff valve for closing the pipe; and a control member (50) for actuating the disinfection device and/or the cutoff valve as a function of data provided by the contamination detector device and the reverse flow detector device, whereby the quality of the water delivered to or returned by the consumer is monitored.