Introduction -- Quality of water -- Overview of water treatment -- Preliminary treatment -- Coagulation and flocculation -- Coagulants and coagulant aids -- Theory and principles of clarification -- Types of clarifiers -- Filtration -- Membrane processes -- Other processes -- Disinfection -- Waterworks wastes and sludge -- Private water supplies -- Water safety plans -- Sizing of water treatment plants -- Water demand and use -- Sample calculations -- Comparison of different drinking water-quality standards -- Glossary -- SI units and basic conversion factors.