Water Sanitation Flashcards
target indicator for safe drinking water and basic sanitation access
proportion of households/families with access.. (85.5 na with target 86.5)
highest access to safe water region?
Region 3
NOH for water sanitation has what under it?
OS
overall goals
strat objective
overall goal of Noh?
ME
M/Mort from environmental health are reduced
-envi health are improved
lowest Gwp/SWP
region 7
most widely used parameter for water quality
BOD - biological oxygen demand
commonly used as an indicator organism
e coli
rationale for standards in drinking water
since diarrheas and waterborne dsess leading cause of illnesses in the country
objective of phil natl std for DW
to PROTECT PH, sAFETY AND WELFARE by ensuring quality standards
frequency of sampling for water refilling stations for physical and chemical analysis
2x year
type of water supply is waterworks system
level 3 (dense urban areas)
popln served by level 2
rural urban fringe areas
methods of tx of public water supply?
coag/floculation -sedimentation -filtration -disinfection -
important in tx of water
chlorination
0.2-0.5 ppm maintained
agency responsible for disinfection of LEvel 1
brgy officials
drawbacks for chlorination household)
low protection against protozoa
mos traditional means of water purification
boiling
sanitation code states 2 types of water exams required
initial and preiodic
underlying principples of water code
all waters belong to the state
2…others :)
utilization, exploitation, devlt, conservation under control of?
NWRC
national water resources council
what is a water permit?
water without a water right shall be appropriated
what is “improved drinking water”?
protects source from contamination (esp fecal matter)
responsible for construction of major water supply
dpwh
conducts advocacy for institutionalization of WSP
dilg
