Groundwater for human settlements
- Author: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
- Main Title: The United Nations World Water Development Report 2022 , pp 59-72
- Publication Date: March 2022
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/9789210015363c010
- Language: English
The chapter gives an overview of groundwater supply for domestic uses (including drinking water) in both urban and rural settings, and is intimately linked with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 3 and 6 for 2030. Water supply can be provided by public utilities, commercial operators, individual householders and community organizations. While the major part of urban water is generally supplied by water utilities, private urban self-supply from groundwater has grown markedly in many developing country cities. The role of groundwater in rural water supply is the other major focus of the chapter, noting that waterwells11 are often the only year-round reliable source of village drinking water. The chapter also examines the hazards of groundwater use and the issue of groundwater pollution due to inadequate urban and rural sanitation.
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