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DEVELOPING A LEGIONELLA WATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 19 5 Example 2—Water main break 1. Jason receives several complaints from building occupants of foul-tasting water. He also notes a brownish tint to the water entering the building during his daily visual inspection. Jason immediately contacts the water provider and discovers that there was a water main break nearby but that a boil water advisory was not issued. He sends a notice to building occupants about the main break and that they should limit water usage for the next 4 hours while facilities clear the line. 2. To improve building water quality, Jason flushes the water at multiple sinks and fixtures near the entry until the water runs clear and falls within established water quality parameter control limits. He also flushes fixtures in areas where he received taste and odor complaints and at pre-determined flushing locations per the water management program. 0.5 3. Jason increases the frequency of measuring chlorine levels at the taps from weekly to daily to ensure that adequate residual disinfectant is moving through the system. 4. Jason informs his supervisor, documents his actions, and records chlorine readings in his log book. Disclaimer: Example content is provided for illustrative purposes only and is not intended to be relevant to all buildings. Reference: ASHRAE 188: Legionellosis: Risk Management for Building Water Systems June 26, 2015. ASHRAE: Atlanta. www.ashrae.org