Quality Assurance Plan for Potable Water Supplied by RIWSP Rwanda
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Title:
Quality Assurance Plan for Potable Water Supplied by RIWSP Rwanda
Creator:
Global Water for Sustainability Program (Florida International University)
Place of Publication:
Kigali, Rwanda
Publisher:
Florida International University
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Language:
English

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Water Resources Management; Rwanda

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Abstract:
The primary goal of the Rwanda Integrated Water Security Program (RIWSP) is to improve the sustainable management of water quantity and quality to positively impact human health, food security, and resiliency to climate change for vulnerable populations in targeted catchments in Rwanda. This document details the Quality Assurance plan for potable water supplied under RIWSP. In particular, it describes how RIWSP complies with USAID environmental regulations especially regarding the testing of water quality of supplies before for human consumption. The water quality plan addresses all aspects of the drinking water supply from boreholes, springs, gravity schemes and rain water harvesting systems destined for drinking water. It includes control of abstraction, treatment and delivery of drinking-water. The Quality Assurance plan shows how RIWSP will ensure the provision of safe drinking water to communities served by the program, ensuring it meets both local and World Health Organization (WHO) water quality standards. As part of capacity building activities, RIWSP will also build capacity and establish responsibilities to provide reasonable assurance of ongoing water quality monitoring. The standards for initial and ongoing testing of water quality -- types of contaminants for which testing should be conducted, testing methods, testing frequency, and issues such as public access to results--will comply with applicable USAID guidance, as well as local laws, regulations and policies. Furthermore, a response protocol should be established in the event that water quality testing reveals contamination of drinking water supplies. Among the water quality tests which must be performed are tests for the presence of arsenic in accordance to the requirement that any USAID-supported activity engaged in the provision of potable water must adhere to Guidance Cable State 98 108651, which requires arsenic testing. The USAID managing team must assure that the standards and testing procedures described in the following document are met: “Guidelines for Determining the Arsenic

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