# 3.1 Commitment to drinking water quality management (element 1) > Components: > > * Drinking water quality policy > * Regulatory and formal requirements > * Engaging stakeholders Organisational support and long-term commitment by senior executive is the foundation to implementation of an effective system for drinking water quality management. Successful implementation requires: * an awareness and understanding of the importance of drinking water quality management and how decisions affect the protection of public health * the development of an organisational philosophy that fosters commitment to continual improvement and cultivates employee responsibility and motivation * the ongoing and active involvement of senior executive to maintain and reinforce the importance of drinking water quality management to all employees as well as those outside the organisation. Senior executive should ensure that its actions and policies support the effective management of drinking water quality (e.g. appropriate staffing, training of employees, provision of adequate financial resources, active participation and reporting to the board or chief executive). --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://guidelines.nhmrc.gov.au/australian-drinking-water-guidelines/part-1/chapter-3/3.1-commitment-to-drinking-water-quality-management-element-1.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.