Bhutan Drinking Water Quality Standard, 2016.

This Bhutan Drinking Water Quality Standard have been developed in accordance with Section 13 (f) and Section 42 (a) and (b) of the Water Act of Bhutan, 2011, aiming to ensure safe drinking water and protect consumer health.
The Bhutan Drinking Water Quality Standard shall apply to all drinking water supplies owned and managed by: - The Thromde Administration - The Dzongkhag Administration - The Gewog Administration - Chiwogs, Villages, Water Users Associations, Institutions and Household(s). The Standard shall not apply to packaged/bottled water.
Water suppliers have an obligation to provide safe water for consumers. The Standard sets safe concentrations of nationally relevant drinking-water parameters, and stipulates the roles and responsibilities of main relevant authorities in the provision of safe for drinking water supply, including water safety planning, water quality database development, monitoring, sampling, testing, reporting, documentation, etc.