The safety of rural drinking water is directly related to the physical health and living security of rural residents. Taking Junan County

Shandong Province as the research object

this article summarizes and analyzes the “county-level benchmark” achievements in the field of rural drinking water safety

as well as the experience and practices explored in organizational systems

planning and design

capital investment

and institutional reforms during construction

operation and management. At the same time

it also analyzes the problems emerging in the process of operation and management

such as the lack of in-village project management

high operation costs

low quality of village water management personnel

and the remaining “household access” projects. Furthermore

it proposes ideas and measures to resolve these issues

providing reference for rural drinking water safety in the new era.