Journal of Water & Health Special Issue on
Drinking Water Safety Plans
Provision of safe drinking water continues to be an ongoing challenge in many settings and improving resilience to more frequent and extreme events is a global concern in the context of climate change.
This Journal of Water & Health's special issue addresses research and experience with drinking water safety plans (WSPs) and is published on the 20th anniversary of the WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality (WHO 2004) and the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines (NHMRC 2004) that proposed a preventive risk management approach for ensuring safe drinking water.
This compendium contains contributions covering a wide range of issues arising from practical experience with WSPs from 20 different nations. The following papers address different stages and aspects of implementing WSPs including important challenges that must be addressed.
Guest Editors:
Steve E. Hrudey, University of Alberta, Canada
María J. Gunnarsdóttir, University of Iceland
Annalisa Contos, Atom Consulting, Australia
Will Carroll, Scottish Water
Susan Petterson, Water & Health Pty Ltd; Griffith University, Australia
Editorial: Ensuring safe drinking water: converting commitment into action and foresight
Steve E. Hrudey; Maria J. Gunnarsdottir; Annalisa Contos; Susan Petterson
J Water Health (1 May 2024) 22 (5): iii–viii.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2024.002
Jim Graham; Kathryn Russell; Brent Gilpin
J Water Health (2023) 21 (10): 1562–1571.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2024.002
Regina T. Souter; Doug Ruuska; Sarah Pene; Collin Benjamin; Sheila Funubo; Cara D. Beal; Rosanna Sanderson; Suliasi Batikawai; Ana Ravai; Tema Antoinette-Wickham; Tom Rankin; Lindah Peter; Heather Molitambe; Gaston Theophile; Sachita Shrestha; Krishna K. Kotra; Hugo Bugoro; Nixon Panda; Vimal Deo; Mark Love
J Water Health (2024) 22 (3): 467–486.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2024.144
Operationalising water safety plans for Melbourne – a large city case study
Asoka Jayaratne; Mellisa Steele; Melita Stevens; Kate van Lieshout; Luke Curran; Matthew Higginbotham; Toby Prosser; Luke Dickson; Kim Mosse; Anthea McManemin
J Water Health (2023) 21 (12): 1812–1833.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2024.144
Dual system of water safety plan auditing in Hungary: benefits and lessons learnt
Zsuzsanna Bufa-Dőrr; Ágnes Sebestyén; Bálint Izsák; Oliver Schmoll; Tamás Pándics; Márta Vargha
J Water Health (2023) 21 (11): 1663–1675.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2023.1304
Supporting the implementation of drinking water management systems in New South Wales, Australia
Tran T. Huynh; Leslie Jarvis; Wendy Henderson; Zenah Bradford-Hartke; Sandy Leask; Katherine Gajo; Joshua Tickell; Katrina Wall; Paul Byleveld
J Water Health (2023) 21 (8): 1098–1109.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2023.125
Natural hazard risk analysis in the framework of water safety plans
Jessica Amadio; Vasilis Kanakoudis; Dejan Dimkić; Branislava Matić; Primoz Banovec; Ivana Boljat; Emanuela Campione; Barbara Čenčur Curk; Andrea Duro; Darko Kovac; Anastasia Papadopoulou; Argiris Papakonstantinou; Jasmina Lukač Reberski; Matjaž Srša; Stavroula Tsitsifli; Emanuele Romano
J Water Health (2024) 22 (3): 451–466.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2024.124
Adewale Oluwasogo Olalemi; Roseline Atiba; Sally Weston; Guy Howard
J Water Health (2023) 21 (12): 1784–1794.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2024.124
Kaycie Lane; Steve E. Hrudey
J Water Health (2023) 21 (12): 1795–1811.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2023.129
Climate-related risk assessment in water safety plans: the case study of Acque Bresciane (Italy)
Michela Biasibetti; Elisa Longhi; Sonia Bozza; Chiara Zanotti; Marco Rotiroti; Letizia Fumagalli; Mariachiara Caschetto; Agnese Redaelli; Tullia Bonomi
J Water Health (2024) 22 (1): 97–122.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2024.124
lmplementation of a national regulatory framework for drinking water safety plans in Uruguay
Jose M. P. Vieira; Sandra Rodríguez; Paula Suarez; Ricardo Kramer
J Water Health (2023) 21 (10): 1448–1459.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2023.101
Water safety planning for healthcare facilities for extreme events
Steffen Krause; Elena Joel; Christian Schaum; Jan Bäumer; Nadine Rücker; Ina Wienand; Christoph Sturm; Bernhard Jahn-Mühl; Manuel Geiger; Alexander Fekete; Sophie van der Heijden; Christine Heinzel; Simone Sandholz
J Water Health (2024) 22 (1): 77–96.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2023.102
Drinking water quality management progress in Ontario, two decades after Walkerton
Megan Fuller; Emma Wells; Laith Furatian; Ian Douglas; Kaycie Lane
J Water Health (2023) 21 (8): 1073–1085.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2023.099
David Sheehan; Phillip Fasham; Rory Moses McKeown; Asoka Jayaratne
J Water Health (2023) 21 (12): 1761–1771.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2023.100
Experiences from integrating water and sanitation safety planning in small systems in rural Serbia
David Sheehan; Phillip Fasham; Rory Moses McKeown; Asoka Jayaratne
J Water Health (2023) 21 (12): 1772–1783.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2023.204
Richard Walker
J Water Health (2023) 21 (10): 1404–1420.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2023.077
Maria J. Gunnarsdottir; Sigurdur M. Gardarsson; Magnus Eriksson; Hans-Jörgen Albrechtsen; Kim Steve Gerlach Bergkvist; Pekka M. Rossi; Riikka Matilainen; Lisbeth Truelstrup Hansen; Pernille Erland Jensen; Judith Y. A. Maréchal; Mette Myrmel; Frida Celius Kalheim; Kenneth M. Persson; August Bjerkén; Jamie Bartram
J Water Health (2023) 21 (12): 1747–1760.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2023.088