Temporary water supplies
The draft text is now available for review. Comments are welcome following the format on the comment sheet, below.
Comments on the text should be sent before 15 May 2007 to gdwqtemporarywater@who.int
Rolling revision of the WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality
Temporary water supplies are included in the plan of work of the rolling revision of the WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality.
Background
The topic of temporary water supplies is only briefly mentioned in chapter 6 of the Third Edition of the Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality. The Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality Final Task Force meeting (Geneva, 2003) recommended the preparation of a text on standards and guidelines for temporary water supplies (e.g. festivals, markets), for eventual inclusion in chapter 6 of the Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality Volume 1. The Final Task Force meeting also recommended that the Protection & Control Working Group look at approaches for effective control of temporary water supplies for public health protection, for inclusion in the Fourth Edition.
Expected end-product(s)
Additional text on temporary water supplies for inclusion in chapter 6 of Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality, for publication in second addendum to Third Edition.
Progress to date
The Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality Working Group meeting (Geneva, 2004) agreed that text should be added to chapter 6 on temporary water supplies and adopted a plan of work. The Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality Working Group meeting (Geneva, 2005) approved the two-page text for insertion in chapter 6, with amendments. The Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality Working Group meeting (Geneva, 2006) approved the revised text for inclusion in the second addendum and agreed that this item could be removed from the agenda once the second addendum has been published.