The health of communities and the environment is significantly influenced by water quality. To ensure a safe and healthy environment, effective wastewater quality management, with adequate wastewater quality monitoring, is required. For this reason, a well-designed wastewater quality management programme is required. It has been shown that the implementation of such programmes can result in significant improvements in the water quality in the natural environment and have positive influences on human health.
Further general information related to wastewater quality management is contained within the following sections: