A/HRC/45/10/Add.3 Law on Water includes that the State Water Agency will be responsible for allocating water resources for different uses (Article 161.4.3). However, it does not include mention of priorities for water use. The Special Rapporteur reminds the Government of the importance of prioritizing water for personal and domestic use. He also highlights the need to implement mechanisms guaranteeing that industrial operation does not deplete or pollute water sources and that sufficient water, of adequate quality is provided on an ongoing basis (A/74/197, paras. 20 and 29). PROGRESS LIMITED: The Special Rapporteur congratulates the Government on its efforts to map water resources in the country, but strongly urges the Government to supplement this activity with strong safeguards for the prioritized use of water for domestic purposes. He recommends that the Government not only ensure the availability of water, but also take steps to ensure that other elements of the normative content of the human rights to water and sanitation, namely, quality, accessibility affordability and acceptability are not impacted by economic activities. C. 1. Recommendation on quality Recommendation on water quality control RECOMMENDATION 14: On drinking water quality: Increase the number of annual samples in order to have a more comprehensive overview of drinking water quality and meet the international guidance on water quality control (A/HRC/39/55/Add.2, para. 82(i)(i)). 48. In line with the water safety plan, the General Agency for Specialized Inspection conducts water quality examinations in coordination with the Ministry of Health. In doing so, it collects 1,000 samples per year. The Special Rapporteur noted that a more substantial number of annual samples would help to provide a more comprehensive overview of the quality of drinking water in the country and would meet the international guidance on water quality control. Another issue that the Special Rapporteur highlighted is the lack of efficient resources to ensure timely reparation of situations where the quality of water does not meet the standards (A/HRC/39/55/Add. 2, para. 71). 49. The Special Rapporteur received no information regarding the number of annual samples taking to monitor water quality. NO ASSESSMENT CAN BE MADE DUE TO LACK OF INFORMATION: The Special Rapporteur recommends that the Government give close attention to surveillance and control of drinking water quality. He reminds the Government that water quality is a key part of the human rights to water and sanitation, and that without monitoring, this cannot be ensured. 2. Recommendation on drinking water quality control RECOMMENDATION 15: On drinking water quality: […] Continue to take measures to improve drinking water quality and to identify alternative safe water sources for soums with drinking water services that do not meet the drinking water standard (A/HRC/39/55/Add.2, para. 82(i)(ii)). 50. The Special Rapporteur noted in his country visit report that the 2013 inspection of the quality and safety of drinking water showed that 22.8 per cent of samples had levels of bacteria above the allowed level and 5.2 per cent were contaminated by the intestinal bacillus group (A/HRC/39/55/Add.2, para. 65). Subsequently, in 2018, according to the Government’s Social Indicator Sample Survey, 16 per cent of the population had moderate 16