Regulation on the quality and treatment of water intended for potable water supply.

This Regulation lays out the procedures and principles of quality standards, treatment categories and treatment efficiency of water intended for potable water supply. The Regulation sets forth provisions on the principles of categorization of waters and appropriate standard methods of treatment for each category, the sampling and analysis methods and frequencies of analysis of drinking water. Quality parameters are listed in Annex-I. In order to improve the quality and amount of water resources intended for drinking water, a plan shall be drafted for the conservation of catchment basins. The monitoring of the quality of water intended for potable water supply shall be carried out by the Water and Sewerage Administration and by the General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works. The results shall be reported to the Ministry every six months and registered into the National Water Information System.