Developing national standards from the Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality
Rolling revision of the WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality
This issue is included in the plan of work of the rolling revision of the WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality.
Background
WHO has received several requests from the WHO Regions (e.g., WPRO, EMRO) for guidance concerning how to develop national standards from the Guidelines. A document had been prepared by CEPIS (Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality Standards in Development Countries) in 2002 with a focus on Latin America and based on the Second Edition of the Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality.
Expected end-product(s)
Guidance on how to develop national standards from Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality (publication date unknown).
Progress to date
The Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality Working Group meeting (Geneva, 2005) agreed on a plan of work.