Criteria used in planning and

management of water supplies

Physical quality of water

Clearness of the water , taste, odour and temp
Clear in appearance, or have low turbidity
Colour-
Taste- free of substances that produce taste
Odour- upon the addition of chroline
Temperature-
 Microbiological quality of water
Bacteria content
Bacteriological monitoring
Monitoring public drinking water for coliform
and E-coli bacteria
Coliform bacteria are indicator organisms used
to determine the efficiency of treatment and the
integrity
 Water chemistry
Water picks chemicals
Constituents- acidity and alkalinity, carbon
compounds,nitrogen compounds, sulphur
compounds, chlorides, fluorides, iron,
magnesium, manganese and silica.
All these determine the chemical quality of
water