HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHICH

COUNTRIES HAVE TAP WATER THAT IS SAFE

TO DRINK?
COUNTRIES WITH THE BEST DRINKING WATER

• DENMARK
• ICELAND
• GREENLAND
• FINLAND
• COLOMBIA
• SINGAPORE
• NEW ZEALAND
• SWEDEN
• CANADA
• SWITZERLAND
 COUNTRIES WITH CLEANEST WATER IN THE
WORLD
Ref : https://www.hydrotech-group.com/blog/10-krajin-ktore-sa-mozu-pochvalit-najcistejsou-vodou-na-svete

•Chile
"water and air in this area are incredibly
clean. It is an ecosystem that existed on
the planet before the world industrial
revolution. "

•Canada
Scientists believe that this can be
achieved by unique mountain
ecosystem around the city that
makes water decontaminated
flowing through several layers of
soil, clay and sand.
 •Denmark
In the sixties of the 20th century, the pollution
of the country's water resources and the harbor
near the capital city of Copenhagen reached
alarming values ​of such a scale that the
government acted quickly.

In Denmark the rules for industrial wastewater

treatment are strictly observed and the
government is also largely involved in the
treatment of wastewater.
• Singapore
The city of Singapore has one of the world's
highest quality drinking water sources," the
Singapore National Water Agency reported on
its website.
 •Sweden
The fact that water is really good in
Sweden is also proven by the
international ISO water quality certificate,
which was awarded to the City of
Stockholm in 2017.

•Austria
In the ranking of the world's environmental
performance index, Austria is on one of
the first places.
 •Iceland
Icelanders are so proud of their water that
they recommend it to the tourists to drink it
straight from the lake. The water flows are
particularly clear due to the layers of
volcanic sediment through which the water
pours to the surface perfectly filtered.

•Germany
German water is one of the safest and most
inspected food products in the country
 •Greenland
Wastewater is regulated very strictly. For its
discharge to the sea or other watercourse,
enterprises must have a special permit issued by the
government.
In particular, this permit regulates the amount of
waste discharged and its composition, with
wastewater being discharged only under strict time
constraints.

•Switzerland
Strict regulations, however, have brought their fruit to
the Swiss for the last 50 years. Water is safe to drink
directly from the strand without any concerns about
your own health.
CONDITION IN INDIA
• Rapid industrialization, urbanization, and population expansion in India have created a
number of environmental problems, water pollution being the major one. This has led to
deterioration in both the quality and quantity of surface and groundwater, thereby
affecting the net availability of water for consumptive use. Despite numerous steps taken
by government and local communities, India continues to be deprived of safe drinking
water. 
WHY IS THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WATER QUALITY ?

• Rules and Regulations for water quality Standards

• Enforcement of wastewater Management Practices
• Industrial Wastewater Treatment and discharge rules in water bodies
• Water treatment Infrastructure and facilities available
• Population of the country
• Economics of water treatment
• Intended use
 DRINKING WATER QUALITY STANDARDS
• Water Quality Standards (Standards) are the foundation of the water quality based control program
• Many developed countries specify standards to be applied in their own country. In Europe, this
includes the European Drinking Water Directives and in the United States the United States
Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) establishes standards as required by the  Safe Drinking
Water Act..
• For countries without such standards, the World Health Organization(WHO) publishes guidelines
on the standards that should be achieved. ] 
• Where drinking water quality standards do exist, most are expressed as guidelines or targets rather
than requirements, and very few water standards have any legal basis or, are subject to
enforcement. Two exceptions are the European Drinking Water Directive and the Safe Drinking
Water Act in the United States, which require legal compliance with specific standards.
• In Europe, this includes a requirement for member states to enact appropriate local legislation to
mandate the directive in each country. Routine inspection and, where required, enforcement is
enacted by means of penalties imposed by the European Commission on non-compliant nations.
• Countries with guideline values as their standards include Canada, which has guideline values for
a relatively small suite of parameters, New Zealand, where there is a legislative basis, but water
providers have to make "best endeavours" to comply with the standards.
MAJOR DRINKING WATER QUALITY STANDARDS
• World Health Organisation (WHO)
• United States Environmental Protection Agency US- EPA
• United states Public health services (USPHS)
• Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR)
• IS standards
WATER QUALITY STANDARDS WORLDWIDE
• In India, CPCB has identified water quality requirements in terms of a few chemical
characteristics, known as primary water quality criteria. Further, Bureau of Indian
Standards has also recommended water quality parameters for different uses in the
standard IS 2296:1992. The quality standards for drinking water in India is prescribed by
Bureau of Indian Standards laid down IS 10500 : 2012. 
• China adopted its own drinking water standard GB3838-2002 (Type II) enacted
by Ministry of Environmental Protection in 2002.
• The Sri Lanka Standards Institute (SLSI) has set a number of standards for drinking water
in 2013
• South African National Standard (SANS) 241 Drinking Water Specification.
IS 10500 (2012)
ACTIVITY
• Complete the activity in group of two

• Select as country (No two groups will select same country) , identify the water quality standards in
that country
• Compare the standard limits with WHO standards for the following parameters
1. pH
2. Turbidity
3. Hardness
4. Total Solids
5. Chorides
6. Total Solids and Dissolved solids
7. Nitrates
• Work in group of two
• I will float an excel sheet in which you will write group members name and country
• Don’t repeat the country within two groups