ABSTRACT

Water quality management has increasingly been based on the adoption of risk management frameworks as defined by Water Safety Plans (WSP), through the World Health Organization Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality. The potential application of such frameworks in Chile has not been fully explored, therefore it is necessary to identify aspects of water quality management which are currently not consistent with such an approach. A template for successful adaptation is provided by the framework for Management of Drinking Water Quality applied in Australia, through the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines (ADWG). This study employed the management framework presented in the ADWG, to evaluate gaps in risk management as it is applied in the drinking water sector in Chile. Substantial differences were detected in the assessment of the supply system, preventive measures, R&D, the needs for review and continual improvement, as well as concepts and tools including multiple barriers and critical control points.

摘要

水质管理越来越多地基于采用水安全计划 (WSP) 定义的风险管理框架，通过世界卫生组织饮用水质量指南。智利尚未充分探索此类框架的潜在应用，因此有必要确定目前与此类方法不一致的水质管理方面。澳大利亚饮用水质量管理框架通过澳大利亚饮用水指南 (ADWG) 提供了成功适应的模板。本研究采用 ADWG 中提出的管理框架来评估风险管理在智利饮用水行业应用时的差距。在对供应系统的评估中发现了重大差异，