Municipal Public Health Rules 1950 issued with regard to water (10/1, 1950). Country/Territory Ethiopia Document type Regulation Date 1950 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Pollution control Freshwater pollution Groundwater Sewerage Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Sahel Abstract No person shall offer to the public water for drinking purposes that is unsafe or water from an unsafe source, or water from a source that is in the opinion of a municipal public health officer liable to become unsafe. ”Unsafe” water is defined in rule 2. No person shall pollute public places as described in rule 3 or 4. No person shall discharge sewage water into natural water courses crossing town except as under a permit issued by the municipal public health officer or other specified officers. “Sewage is defined in rule 5. No person shall discharge sewage water into cesspools or abandoned wells or otherwise pollute natural groundwater at a depth of twelve meters of more (rule 6). Full text English