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Decree No. 5/2017 regulating the criteria and standards that define the essential requirements for the quality of water intended for human consumption.

Pays/Territoire
Cabo Verde
Type du document
Règlement
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Boletim Oficial, I Série, No. 63.
Sujet
Alimentation et nutrition, Eau
Mot clé
Eau potable Santé publique Monitorage Questions de procédures Normes de qualité de l'eau Gestion des resources en eau douce Prélèvement d'eau Dessalement de l'eau Approvisionnement en eau Eaux souterraines
Aire géographique
Afrique, Îles de l'Océan Atlantique, Atlantique Nord, Sahel, Petits états insulaires en développement, Afrique de l'Ouest
Entry into force notes
This Decree enters into force on the day after its publication.
Résumé

This Decree, consisting of 36 articles divided into seven Chapters and eight Annexes, regulates the criteria and standards that define the essential requirements for the quality of water and fresh underground water intended for human consumption. It also regulates the water control systems, the sanction regime and measures of protection, with a view to protecting human health from adverse effects resulting from possible contamination of water from abstraction to distribution. In addition, it aims at ensuring water potability and balance of composition, which are applicable to the different categories of water defined according to its main uses, according to the Water and Sanitation Code, approved by Legislative Decree No. 3/2015 of 19 October. It applies to the following categories of water depending on their main uses: a) Groundwater for the production of water intended for human consumption; b) Sea water for the production of water intended for human consumption through desalination processes; c) Water intended for human consumption.

Texte intégral
Portugais
Site web
www.legis-palop.org