WHO Releases Revised Drinking Water Guidelines

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released revised guidelines for the quality of drinking water to prevent waterborne diseases.

Governments can now strengthen their management of drinking water quality by adopting a ‘water safety planning’ approach.

Water suppliers will now be compelled to systematically assess the potential risk of water contaminants, take action based on their findings and document the process.

The new guidelines cover recommendations on the safety of drinking water, microbial hazards and climate change, which result in changing water temperature and rainfall patterns, severe and prolonged drought or increased flooding.

The guidelines also discuss chemical contaminants in drinking water.