Supporting the implementation of drinking water management systems in New South Wales, Australia
Since 2010, New South Wales (NSW) Health has assisted local water utilities to develop and implement risk-based drinking water management systems based on the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines Framework for Management of Drinking Water Quality. This support has benefited regional communities, and...
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| author | Tran T. Huynh Leslie Jarvis Wendy Henderson Zenah Bradford-Hartke Sandy Leask Katherine Gajo Joshua Tickell Katrina Wall Paul Byleveld |
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| description | Since 2010, New South Wales (NSW) Health has assisted local water utilities to develop and implement risk-based drinking water management systems based on the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines Framework for Management of Drinking Water Quality. This support has benefited regional communities, and especially smaller utilities, by helping to identify and control risks. NSW Health's support projects have resulted in statistically significant improvements across many elements of drinking water management system implementation. Through this program of support, NSW Health has identified possible infrastructure and operational needs and assessed implementation of drinking water management systems. In parallel, NSW Health has worked to assess the risk from Cryptosporidium in drinking water supplies and to develop a formal audit program. Findings from the NSW Health support program informed the development of two NSW Government programs and the commitment of more than $1 billion to help local water utilities address public health and other critical needs. The introduction of risk-based drinking water management systems has driven incremental improvement in drinking water quality management across the state of NSW.
HIGHLIGHTS
NSW Health supports regional water utilities implement risk-based drinking water management systems.;
Standardised questionnaires are used to demonstrate statistically significant improvements in implementation.;
Outputs coded into a database and assigned risk ratings to prioritise further support.;
Priorities for support inform investment in infrastructure.;
Incremental improvements seen in water quality management.; |
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| spelling | doaj.art-448e32b5c61645ba99bcd2f52085b7df2023-09-09T08:18:02ZengIWA PublishingJournal of Water and Health1477-89201996-78292023-08-012181098110910.2166/wh.2023.125125Supporting the implementation of drinking water management systems in New South Wales, AustraliaTran T. Huynh0Leslie Jarvis1Wendy Henderson2Zenah Bradford-Hartke3Sandy Leask4Katherine Gajo5Joshua Tickell6Katrina Wall7Paul Byleveld8 Water Unit, Environmental Health Branch, NSW Health, 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia Water Unit, Environmental Health Branch, NSW Health, 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia Water Unit, Environmental Health Branch, NSW Health, 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia Water Unit, Environmental Health Branch, NSW Health, 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia Water Unit, Environmental Health Branch, NSW Health, 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia Water Unit, Environmental Health Branch, NSW Health, 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia Local Water Utilities Branch, NSW Department of Planning and Environment, 12 Darcy St, Parramatta, NSW 2124, Australia Water Unit, Environmental Health Branch, NSW Health, 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia Water Unit, Environmental Health Branch, NSW Health, 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia Since 2010, New South Wales (NSW) Health has assisted local water utilities to develop and implement risk-based drinking water management systems based on the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines Framework for Management of Drinking Water Quality. This support has benefited regional communities, and especially smaller utilities, by helping to identify and control risks. NSW Health's support projects have resulted in statistically significant improvements across many elements of drinking water management system implementation. Through this program of support, NSW Health has identified possible infrastructure and operational needs and assessed implementation of drinking water management systems. In parallel, NSW Health has worked to assess the risk from Cryptosporidium in drinking water supplies and to develop a formal audit program. Findings from the NSW Health support program informed the development of two NSW Government programs and the commitment of more than $1 billion to help local water utilities address public health and other critical needs. The introduction of risk-based drinking water management systems has driven incremental improvement in drinking water quality management across the state of NSW. HIGHLIGHTS NSW Health supports regional water utilities implement risk-based drinking water management systems.; Standardised questionnaires are used to demonstrate statistically significant improvements in implementation.; Outputs coded into a database and assigned risk ratings to prioritise further support.; Priorities for support inform investment in infrastructure.; Incremental improvements seen in water quality management.;http://jwh.iwaponline.com/content/21/8/1098drinking water management systemdrinking water qualitydrinking water safetyimplementationregional new south walesrisk assessment |
| spellingShingle | Tran T. Huynh Leslie Jarvis Wendy Henderson Zenah Bradford-Hartke Sandy Leask Katherine Gajo Joshua Tickell Katrina Wall Paul Byleveld Supporting the implementation of drinking water management systems in New South Wales, Australia Journal of Water and Health drinking water management system drinking water quality drinking water safety implementation regional new south wales risk assessment |
| title | Supporting the implementation of drinking water management systems in New South Wales, Australia |
| title_full | Supporting the implementation of drinking water management systems in New South Wales, Australia |
| title_fullStr | Supporting the implementation of drinking water management systems in New South Wales, Australia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Supporting the implementation of drinking water management systems in New South Wales, Australia |
| title_short | Supporting the implementation of drinking water management systems in New South Wales, Australia |
| title_sort | supporting the implementation of drinking water management systems in new south wales australia |
| topic | drinking water management system drinking water quality drinking water safety implementation regional new south wales risk assessment |
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