Rural drinking water supply.

Continuity in Drinking Water Supply

The benefits of having a continuous, piped supply of safe drinking water delivered to household premises are widely recognised. Piped supplies on premises not only reduce the time and effort required to collect water, and thereby increase the amount of water available for personal and domestic needs but also are more likely to provide water that meets required standards for drinking water quali...

Rural Water Supply Network

Rural Water Supply and Sanitation.indd

The Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) is a multi-donor partnership administered by the World Bank to help the poor gain access to water supply and sanitation services that are accessible, safe, and sustainable. Th e fi ndings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this document are entirely those of the authors and should not be attributed to the World Bank, its affi liated organizatio...

Governmentality, Active Citizenship and Marginalisation: The Case of Rural Drinking Water supply in Kerala, India

People’s participation is a buzz word in the development agenda of the national and international agencies. In the governance of water also this concept has got central role in planning, implementation and running of the projects. The process is not a linear one rather than a pluralistic strategy including the state, civil society and the local community, to include the ‘people’s voice’ in deve...

Water contamination events in UK drinking-water supply systems.

Water supply companies in the UK have a duty under prime UK legislation to notify the Drinking Water Inspectorate of events affecting or potentially affecting the quality of drinking-water supplies. Under the same legislation, the Inspectorate has a duty to investigate each event. After assessing all of the information available, including companies' reports, the Inspectorate advises on the way...