The provision of clean and safe drinking water is one of the primary public health concerns in any society. In this technical manual, James H. Fuertes provides detailed guidance on the design, construction, and operation of water filtration systems. Drawing on his decades of experience as a civil engineer, Fuertes offers practical advice for ensuring that communities have access to reliable sources of clean water. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.