First Nations' water sustainability and Security Strategy: Tools and methodologies for community-driven processes for water treatment in Indigenous communities

•Indigenous communities face persistent boil-water advisories and inadequate drinking water quality.•Water Safety Plans are tools for system assessment and design, operational monitoring and management plans.•A framework for Water Safety Plans as a tool for water treatment in Indigenous communities...

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Main Authors: Black, Kerry, McBean, Edward
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160791X16301622
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Summary:•Indigenous communities face persistent boil-water advisories and inadequate drinking water quality.•Water Safety Plans are tools for system assessment and design, operational monitoring and management plans.•A framework for Water Safety Plans as a tool for water treatment in Indigenous communities is proposed.