section_path: Hygiene aspects in low- and middle-income countries/Household water treatment and safe storage
section_name: Household water treatment and safe storage
paragraph_text: Household water treatment and safe storage
  
  Household water treatment and safe storage ensure drinking water is safe for consumption. These interventions are part of the approach of self-supply of water for households. Drinking water quality remains a significant problem in developing and in developed countries; even in the European region it is estimated that 120 million people do not have access to safe drinking water. Point-of-use water quality interventions can reduce diarrheal disease in communities where water quality is poor or in emergency situations where there is a breakdown in water supply. Since water can become contaminated during storage at home (e.g. by contact with contaminated hands or using dirty storage vessels), safe storage of water in the home is important.
  
  Methods for treatment of drinking water at the household level include: