Sustainability and non-retrogression in the realisation of the rights to water and sanitation 2013, para. 37
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States must allocate funding to operation and maintenance in times of stability to ensure that systems and facilities do not deteriorate. Not doing so creates a significant risk that in times of crisis the upkeep of systems will deteriorate to a point where previous investments in the infrastructure are lost.
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Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation