New Zealand Drinking-Water Standards
2005
These standards detail how to assess the quality and safety of drinking-water. This document is available from the Ministry of Health:
Contents:
Foreword
1. Overview of Drinking-water Standards
2. Water Quality Standards
3. Compliance and Transgressions
4. Bacterial Compliance Criteria
5. Protozoal Compliance Criteria
6. Viral Compliance Criteria
7. Cyanotoxin Compliance Criteria
8. Chemical Compliance Criteria
9. Radiological Compliance Criteria
10. Small Water Supply Compliance Criteria
11. Tankered Drinking-water Compliance Criteria
12. Compliance Criteria: Records
Appendix 1: Units, Conversions and Exceedences
Appendix 2: Guideline Values and Other Chemicals
Appendix 3: Sampling Requirements, Referee Method and Alternative Analytical Methods for Determinands
Definitions
References
