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The concept of ‘security’ applied to public water supply can be interpreted in diverse ways. At the level of resources, it may be interpreted in terms of stability against seasonal and long-term trends - both in quality and quantity; at the level of a State, it might be understood in terms of security of the resources necessary to supply the population; at the level of the community or supply agency, it might be considered as the security of the specific supply system concerned; whilst at the level of the individual, it might be better understood in terms of access to a reliable source of water for domestic purposes. In terms of public health, it might be understood to mean security against water-related diseases.
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Bartram, J. (2000). Future Perspectives and International Cooperation. In: Deininger, R.A., Literathy, P., Bartram, J. (eds) Security of Public Water Supplies. NATO Science Series, vol 66. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4241-0_2
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