title: Ensuring safe drinking water in regional NSW: the role of regulation.
abstract: In regional and rural areas of NSW, drinking water is provided by 107 local water utilities serving a total population of some 1.7 million and operating 323 water supply systems. NSW Health exercises public health oversight of these regional water utilities through the NSW Health Drinking Water Monitoring Program, which provides guidance to water utilities on implementing elements of the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines 2004, including drinking water monitoring.
authors.affiliation: Water Unit, NSW Department of Health. paul.byleveld@doh.health.nsw.gov.au
authors.forename: Paul M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Byleveld
authors.forename: Michelle A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cretikos
authors.forename: Sandy D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Leask
authors.forename: David N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Durrheim
mesh_terms: D016208:Databases, Factual; D006801:Humans; D009517:New South Wales; D011634:Public Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012449:Safety; D014871:Water Microbiology / Q000592:standards*; D014881:Water Supply / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data