An international review of the challenges associated with securing 'buy-in' for water safety plans within providers of drinking water supplies.
Since publication of the 3rd Edition of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Drinking Water Quality guidelines, global adoption of water safety plans (WSPs) has been gathering momentum. Most guidance lists managerial commitment and 'buy-in' as critical to the success of WSP implementation; yet the detail on how to generate it is lacking. This commentary discusses aspects of managerial commitment to WSPs. We argue that the public health motivator should be clearer and a paramount objective and not lost among other, albeit legitimate, drivers such as political or regulatory pressures and financial efficiency.
Summerill
Corinna
C
Cranfield University, Centre for Water Science, School of Applied Sciences, College Road, Cranfield, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL, UK.
Smith
Jen
J
Webster
James
J
Pollard
Simon
S
D019983:Guideline Adherence; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D015279:Organizational Culture; D018508:Water Purification; D014881:Water Supply / Q000592:standards*; D014944:World Health Organization