Water infrastructure decontamination

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-030058",
  "term": "Water infrastructure decontamination",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Water Infrastructure Decontamination",
  "definition": "Inactivation or reduction of water infrastructure contaminants by physical, chemical or other methods to meet a cleanup goal. Decontamination is a key component of the remediation phase in a contamination incident and for drinking water and wastewater systems, the storage, treatment and distribution infrastructure must be decontaminated.",
  "subject": "Environmental events",
  "references": [
    "Adapted from EPA What is decontamination and how does it relate to the water sector? at http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/watersecurity/emerplan/decon/index.cfm"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/water-infrastructure-decontamination/"
}