Keeping drinking water safe: Adopting water safety plans in rural Nepal
Following the detection of arsenic in Nepal in 1999, a mitigation programme led to the development and official notification of water quality standards in 2006. Nepal undertook the first two pilots on water safety plans (WSP) during 2007. Capacity building at national and regional level allowed gradual scaling up of community-based pilots in 2008/9, with further rolling-out to some 40 schemes taking place in 2010. Institutionalization of WSP at all levels will require further capacity building within the water and health sector, and needs support from evolving policy and practice to ensure that water committees in villages and towns are able to implement improvements and abide by current water quality regulations.DWSS (Department of Water Supply and Sewerage) (2010) National Survey on Coverage and Functional Status of Water and Sanitation Projects, National Management Information Programme, Kathmandu.
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Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Fund Development Board (2010) Annual Report 2009: An Approach that is Making a Difference, RWSSFDB, Kathmandu.
Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Programme - Western Nepal (2010) Model District Water Safety Monitoring Guideline, RWSSP-WN, Pokhara.
WHO (2004) Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality, Vol. 1, 3rd edn, World Health Organization, Geneva.
DWSS (Department of Water Supply and Sewerage) (2010) National Survey on Coverage and Functional Status of Water and Sanitation Projects, National Management Information Programme, Kathmandu.
Godfrey, S. and Howard, G. (2005) Water Safety Plans - Book 1: Planning Water Safety Management for Urban Piped Water Supplies in Developing Countries, WEDC, Loughborough.
Government of Nepal (2005) Nepal Drinking Water Quality Standard and Implementation Directives, Ministry of Physical Planning and Works, Kathmandu.
Malla, P., A. Joshi, and J. Taylor (eds) (2007) The State of Arsenic in Nepal, 2005 NASC/UNICEF, Kathmandu.
Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Fund Development Board (2010) Annual Report 2009: An Approach that is Making a Difference, RWSSFDB, Kathmandu.
Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Programme - Western Nepal (2010) Model District Water Safety Monitoring Guideline, RWSSP-WN, Pokhara.
WHO (2004) Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality, Vol. 1, 3rd edn, World Health Organization, Geneva.
DWSS (Department of Water Supply and Sewerage) (2010) National Survey on Coverage and Functional Status of Water and Sanitation Projects, National Management Information Programme, Kathmandu.
Godfrey, S. and Howard, G. (2005) Water Safety Plans - Book 1: Planning Water Safety Management for Urban Piped Water Supplies in Developing Countries, WEDC, Loughborough.
Government of Nepal (2005) Nepal Drinking Water Quality Standard and Implementation Directives, Ministry of Physical Planning and Works, Kathmandu.
Malla, P., A. Joshi, and J. Taylor (eds) (2007) The State of Arsenic in Nepal, 2005 NASC/UNICEF, Kathmandu.
Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Fund Development Board (2010) Annual Report 2009: An Approach that is Making a Difference, RWSSFDB, Kathmandu.
Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Programme - Western Nepal (2010) Model District Water Safety Monitoring Guideline, RWSSP-WN, Pokhara.
WHO (2004) Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality, Vol. 1, 3rd edn, World Health Organization, Geneva.
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