Abstract:Two different methods of water quality reliability analysis under booster chlorination were presented,namely,a simplified method based on desired chlorine residual which brought in water demand variations and used the theory of linear superposition,and a new method based on chlorine residual coverage rate.The reliability analysis of water quality under booster chlorination was carried out within a water distribution network using these two methods.The results show that booster chlorination can maintain a high reliability without impairing its advantages in allowing a lower average chlorine and decreasing the variability of chlorine residuals which lead to a lower total dosage.