Standards Development

Scope

This document provides guidelines on alternative drinking water service (AWS) provision during a crisis for essential services, key establishments and facilities, and farms (animals).

This document addresses:

a)AWS principles and methods; b)AWS operational planning and implementation.

This document is not applicable to:

1)planned water supply interruptions forming part of drinking water utilities’ normal operations;NOTE However, many of the principles and methods described can be appropriate in such circumstances.

2)alternative drinking water supply (ADWS) (service) provision during a crisis for urban purposes, which is covered by ISO24527;

3)water supplied to temporary settlements such as refugee camps, which is covered by ISO24519;

4)the development and implementation of a crisis management system for water service, which is covered by ISO 24518 and ISO/TS 24520.

Purpose

ISO 24527 deals with ADWS (alternative drinking water service) for users in the urban space.

The scope of this document excludes key establishments and facilities, industrial, agricultural or commercial purposes, see ISO 24527 scope: ISO 24527 Service activities relating to drinking water supply, wastewater and storm water systems — Guidelines on alternative drinking water service provision during a crisis

Scope

This document provides guidelines on alternative drinking water service (ADWS) provision during a crisis.

This document addresses:

a)ADWS principles and methods;

b)ADWS operational planning and implementation.

This document is not applicable to:

1)planned water supply interruptions forming part of drinking water utilities’ normal operations; NOTE However, many of the principles and methods described can be appropriate in such circumstances.

2)drinking water supplied for the on-going operation of key establishments and facilities during a crisis, such as hospitals, homes for the aged, schools, reception facilities and vital plants;

3)water supplied for industrial, agricultural or commercial purposes;

4)water supplied to temporary settlements such as refugee camps;

5)the development and implementation of a crisis management system for water service, which is covered by ISO 24518 and ISO/TS 24520".

During a crisis when drinking water is not available, there are essential services and factories of paramount importance, which, for their functional continuity, need alternative water supply in specifically required quantity and quality.

Such alternative water supply is also required for farms engaged in animal husbandry (e.g., barns, chicken enclosures).

The purpose of the proposed work item is to produce a document that complements ISO 24527 describing how to supply alternative water services during a crisis situation in order to enable the essential services to continue to operate along a crisis situation.