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Household water supplies: the selection, operation and maintenance of individual household water supplies

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Summary

This booklet gives information about the supply of safe drinking water to households that are not connected to town water supplies. It includes information on water sources, storage and treatment. It should be read in conjunction with the Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality Management for New Zealand, published by the Ministry of Health. (Go to https://www.health.govt.nz/publication/guidelines-drinking-water-quality-management-new-zealand)

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