Water Supply Authorities in Europe Preventing Agricultural Water Pollution

Water Supply Authorities in Europe Preventing Agricultural Water Pollution

Identification and Risk Assessment of Central Water Supply Systems – Case Study

Risk assessment of central water supply systems a case study. This paper presents methods for identification and risk assessment of central water supply systems, exemplified by a case study of the central water supply system in Luna locality, Cluj county during 2009-2010. System assessment was performed by means of previous data on water quality monitoring and water samples analysis for the par...

Water Authorities’ Pricing Strategies to Recover Supply Costs in the Absence of Water Metering for Irrigated Agriculture

Most of the irrigated agricultural regions in Europe are supplied by surface irrigation networks managed by local water authorities (WAs). Under such conditions, WAs are not able to fully monitor water usage and farmers have an information advantage vis-a-vis the WA. This results in the water authority suffering ‘pricing failure’ if it decides to apply an incentive pricing strategy (tariffs pro...

Requiring Pollutant Discharge Permits for Pesticide Applications that Deposit Residues in Surface Waters

Agricultural producers and public health authorities apply pesticides to control pests that damage crops and carry diseases. Due to the toxic nature of most pesticides, they are regulated by governments. Regulatory provisions require pesticides to be registered and restrictions operate to safeguard human health and the environment. Yet pesticides used near surface waters pose dangers to non-tar...

Water Quality and Standards

Water is an essential material for all organisms on earth to sustain life, and a satisfactory water supply must be made available to consumers. It is required that drinking water not be contaminated by microbes or chemical substances harmful to human health. Pathogenic bacteria, viruses and protozoa in drinking water cause waterborne infectious diseases. The pollution source, pathogenicity, and...