Implementing risk-based approaches to improve drinking water quality in small water supplies in the Nordic region - barriers and solutions

• Main Authors: Maria J. Gunnarsdottir (Author), Sigurdur M. Gardarsson (Author), Magnus Eriksson (Author), Hans-Jörgen Albrechtsen (Author), Kim Steve Gerlach Bergkvist (Author), Pekka M. Rossi (Author), Riikka Matilainen (Author), Lisbeth Truelstrup Hansen (Author), Pernille Erland Jensen (Author), Judith Y. A. Maréchal (Author), Mette Myrmel (Author), Frida Celius Kalheim (Author), Kenneth M. Persson (Author), August Bjerkén (Author), Jamie Bartram (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: IWA Publishing, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Small water supplies face similar problems worldwide, regardless of ownership or management type. Non-compliance with water quality regulations is more frequent in small supplies than in large ones, as are waterborne disease outbreaks. The new European Union Drinking Water Directive requires risk-ba...