CURRENT STATE OF WATER SUPPLY FOR THE POPULATION AND MILITARY PERSONNEL IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES
A number of factors that negatively affect the provision of clean drinking water to people are considered. It is stated that pretreatment of water from ground or overground water sources is carried out by different methods. For water disinfection, chlorination is mainly used, but new disinfection options or combinations of them are becoming more widespread. Despite this, industrially and economically developed countries such as the United States, Japan, and European states have faced major problems due to difficulties in delivering clean water to their consumers. Damage to water pipes caused by their corrosion, as well as internal fouling, increases the risk of penetration of various contamination factors into the treated water. Internal mucus in water pipes creates conditions for secondary reproduction of parasitic microorganisms. Under these conditions, consumers are forced to purchase various secondary water treatment systems at home or buy bottled water. To improve the situation, it is necessary to implement measures to prevent water leaks on a large scale by updating water pipes with the installation of leak sensors. It is proposed to use ultrasound as a means of preventing fouling of internal water supply networks, especially in places where troops are temporarily based. It is necessary to measure the scale of water use with the rate of recovery of groundwater reserves in order to avoid their rapid depletion.