| dc.description.abstract | Main issues concerning drinking water supply in the Angara River watershed.
Water supply for drinking and communal-general purposes plays an important role in every
economy all over the world as water is not only widely used for people’s everyday purposes,
but is also essential for people’s vital functions. The principle concerning the priorities of
supplying drinking and communal water, stipulated in relevant norms and regulations,
presumes that in the first place people should be provided with water according to the existing
scientifically grounded health standards. At the same time, drinking water is only a part of
natural water resources; thus, it is closely linked to the whole hydro-economic situation of
the region, and the connection is one of interrelation and interdependence.
The territory under consideration stretches from the source of the Angara River downwards
to the city of Bratsk and constitutes the upper and middle sections of the river. The
following features are typical of this territory: high level of urban development, high level
of anthropogenic pressure on water resources, wide scope of water quality and quantity
conditions; all of the above result in a difference in drinking water provision between the
regions and communities. | en |
