General issues of compliance of drinking water quality in public water supply with the regulatory requirements

Summary

The issues of drinking water quality compliance with the requirements of the current sanitary legislation are extremely acute and require the most correct and uniform solution. Non-compliance of drinking water quality with the current regulatory requirements can have consequences of different levels; thus, it is important to understand what level of non-compliance allows considering the water as fine and safe in relation to the services provided by the public drinking water supply; and what level requires the development and coordination of action plans to bring the quality of drinking water into compliance with the established requirements. The general principles for estimating the compliance of drinking water in public water supply systems with the regulatory quality requirements are considered.

Key words

control of water quality , regulatory requirements , public drinking water supply systems , sanitary legislation