Decision No. 63/1998/QD-TTg ratifying the orientation for the development of national urban water supply system till the year 2020.

To meet the increasing water demand of the urban population and to ensure adequate water supply for production and socio-cultural activities in urban areas, the Decision establishes the criteria to be followed for the development of the urban water supply system and for the formulation of appropriate investment plans in order to develop the water supply service in a stable and sustainable manner. To these ends it stresses the importance of achieving the following tasks: (a) rational exploitation, use and protection of water resources; (b) reform of the organizational structure of the water supply sector; (c) renovation of financial policies and creation of capital sources for the urban water supply activities; (d) technological modernization of equipment and supplies; (e) training of personnel.