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Water is universally essential for drinking, cooking, personal and domestic use. The availability accessibility and adequate and portable water supply is of critical importance in the life of Liberians. Health problems associated with water supply due to contamination and poor hygiene cannot be over emphasized. Indeed access to safe water is a fundamental human need and therefore a basic human right.
This right is recognized in international legal instruments and provides for sufficient, safe, acceptable, physically accessible and affordable water for personal and domestic uses. An adequate amount of safe drinking water is necessary to prevent death from dehydration, to reduce the risk of water-related disease and to provide for consumption, cooking and personal hygienic requirements.