Wastewater management in the realization of the rights to water and sanitation 2013, para. 50
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Looking at households, some countries make it mandatory to connect to sewage lines, where they are available (see A/HRC/21/42/Add.2, para. 18). In countries with extensive sewerage networks, this may be a feasible measure, but it requires ensuring that connections are affordable even for people living in poverty, for instance, through the targeted use of subsidies. Often, challenges remain in that regard.
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Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation