WHO guidelines addressing the needs and opportunities associated with small supplies to facilitate progressive improvement towards safe and sustainable drinking-water services for all.
Title | Guidelines for drinking-water quality : small water supplies |
Publication Type | Book |
Year of Publication | 2024 |
Authors | WHO |
Pagination | xxvi, 189 p. : 19 boxes, 15 fig., 13 tab. |
Date Published | 02/2024 |
Publisher | World Health Organization |
Place Published | Geneva, Switzerland |
Publication Language | English |
ISBN Number | 978-92-4-008874-0 (electronic version) |
Keywords | data analysis, small community supply systems, water quality monitoring, water safety plans |
Abstract | These updated guidelines are intended primarily for decision-makers at national and subnational levels with responsibility for developing and implementing drinking-water quality regulatory frameworks and associated programmes for risk management and surveillance of small water supplies. This includes those supplies managed by households, communities and professional entities. The WHO guidelines provide a comprehensive overview of the health risks associated with drinking-water, the principles and approaches for ensuring its safety, and the practical steps to develop and implement water safety plans (WSPs). There is also guidance on assessing the enabling environment to inform planning and system strengthening, and on improving the use of data on small water supplies. |
Notes | Includes 40 ref. and selected further reading list. Includes annexes with checklists and 59 case studies. |
URL | https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240088740 |