Effect Based Monitoring in Water Safety Planning - Factsheet Applicability of Effect-Based Methods in Sanitation Safety Planning and Water Reuse

“Previous factsheets highlighted how and where effect- based methods (EBM) might support a more thorough approach to Water Safety Plans (WSP) for drinking water (Neale et al. 2022). In this brief factsheet, we look at the application of EBM in a broader wastewater and recycled water context Sanitation Safety Planning (SSP) is a risk management tool for the safe use and disposal of wastewater, grey water and excreta (WHO, 2015) and was developed based on the WSP framework for managing drinking water quality. There are several similarities between WSP and SSP, including having the same core components of system assessment, monitoring and management. The application of EBM is well established in wastewater and water reuse contexts (e.g., Bain et al., 2014; Leusch et al., 2014; Jia et al., 2015). Therefore, similar to WSP, the integration of EBM into SSP is the next logical step to assess risks associated with chemical hazards.”

(Citation: Neale, P., Leusch, F., et.al. – Effect Based Monitoring in Water Safety Planning – Factsheet on Applicability of Effect-Based Methods in Sanitation Safety Planning and Water Reuse – GWRC (2022))