Some ecological problems of providing the population with high-quality drinking water

Abstract

Abstract Issues of state policy in the field of improving the availability and safety of drinking water supply are focused most often on water treatment technologies. Tariff policy, being hostage to the political conjuncture, limits the possibilities of sustainable development of water supply, which requires a very balanced approach to the choice of technologies. To justify the choice of water treatment technologies in certain local conditions, an assessment of technological approaches based on the methodology of assessing the risk to public health together with a proper feasibility study should be carried out. Assessment of the population’s satisfaction with water supply services makes it possible to form various trajectories of drinking water supply to the population. Based on the analysis, taking into account modern international experience, it is necessary to consider the factor of formation of behavioural practice of safe water supply. Thus, the justification of solutions for the organization of drinking water supply for the end user requires taking into account the formed behavioural motives.