Management of drinking water under crisis condition

An appropriate supply of water is essential to the maintenance of public health, safety and the economy.Contamination or disruption of the water supply system may become a health, economic and environmental danger. Applying appropriate management standards would enable organization to manage and improve their security performance. The application of such a standard for water crisis management would provide a framework for the development of tools to help water utilities to prepare for, cope and management an incident or event occurring as a result of a water emergency situation. In analysing a water crisis, four stages have been identified. This article is intended to identify and chart the criticalelements that are of great significance to drinking water security. Its purpose is to set in motion continuous process for the establishment of guidelines on management systems for drinking water utilities under crisis conditions.