ABSTRACT
WDS, when risk is connected with the possibility that the undesirable events will occur and they can threaten water consumers safety. This paper contains the basic information concerning the right WDS functioning, as well as information about reasons and consequences of the different types of failures that occur in the subsystem. The definition of risk (r) connected with the WDS functioning was given. The assumptions for risk management in waterworks were presented. The possibility of utilization of such methods as Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) and Quality Function Deployment (QFD) in a program for risk management in water-pipe network (WNRMP), as well as the bases for the development of the so called Water Safety Plan (WSP), have been described in details.
