Principles for Sound Drinking Water Management: A Review

Abstract

As stated in the previous chapter, the whole of the companion book (Dore 2015 in Global drinking water management water and conservation: optimal decision-making. Springer International Publishing Switzerland, Heidelberg) was devoted to the major principles and concepts of sound drinking water management. The objective of this chapter is to summarize these principles. The key principles may be stated as follows: source water protection; classification of drinking water technologies according to the contaminants they remove; risk assessment methods and the incorporation of risk in water management; well-formulated infrastructure asset management plans; and the reduction or elimination of long-term risks. These topics are summarized in separate sections, brevatim et seriatim.