Safe Water Guide for the Australian Aid Program 2005: A framework and guidance for managing water quality

The safe water guide provides an overview of the approach that AusAID has adopted for managing water quality in activities implemented under the Australian aid program. That approach is based on managing risks. The guide outlines the steps that may need to be taken when designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating water-related activities, particularly the provision of safe drinking water supplies. It provides guidance on the procedures for identifying and managing existing and potential water quality problems.
 The guide provides practical advice to AusAID staff, contractors, non government organisations (NGOs), development partners and other parties involved in water-related activities funded through AusAID.
 
The guide consists of three parts:
Part 1. Framework for managing water quality, describes the general procedures that may need to be followed during the various stages of water-related activities funded through AusAID-procedures to ensure the best outcome for water quality in development context,
Part 2. Guidelines for managing water quality, includes advice on; assessing water quality, identifying risks to water quality, appropriate treatment and risk reduction methods, developing management plans, practical indicators for water quality in field situations, and indicative sampling and analysis techniques.
Part 3. Supporting guidance, provides as attachments, more detailed information. The supplement to AusAID’s gender guideline and AusAID’s specific guide for managing arsenic in water supplies are included.

Contents:

Acknowledgments
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Glossary
Purpose and format of the guide

PART 1: FRAMEWORK FOR MANAGING WATER QUALITY

Introduction

Approach of the framework
Links to AusGuide

Step 1. Understand the Policy and Legal Setting
The Australian aid program’s development cooperation policies
Australian environment legislation
AusAID and partner government requirements
International goals

Step 2. Assess water quality and outline the management plan
Conduct a preliminary assessment of water quality
Identify and assess water quality problems and risks
Prepare an outline for the water quality management plan
Appraise the water quality assessment and initial management planning

Step 3. Implement the provisions for managing water quality

Step 4. Monitor and evaluate water quality management
Monitoring performance – responsibilities and capacity building
Evaluating management – responsibilities and lessons learned

Step 5. Review water quality management in AusAID

PART 2: GUIDELINES FOR MANAGING WATER QUALITY

Introduction

Guideline 1. Identifying water quality problems and assessing risk to a water supply
Surface water source
Deep groundwater source
Spring water source
Rainwater source
Storage, distribution and usage points

Guideline 2. Developing a water quality management plan
Urban water supply system
Village water supply system

Guideline 3. Sampling and analysing water quality
Water sampling procedures
Analysis
Water sampling programs
Quality assurance and quality control
Documentation
Example page from a field notebook: standardised sample from
Bibliography

PART 3: SUPPORTING GUIDANCE
Managing arsenic in water supplies: interim AusAID guidelines and operating procedures
Gender guidelines: water supply and sanitation – suplement to the guide to gender and development

FIGURES, BOXES AND TABLES
 

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Post Date : 25 November 2008