# 3.5.3 Short-term evaluation of results Summary of actions * Establish procedures for the daily review of drinking water quality monitoring data and consumer satisfaction. * Develop reporting mechanisms internally, and externally, where required. Short-term performance evaluation entails the daily reviewing of drinking water quality monitoring data and consumer satisfaction to verify that the quality of water supplied to consumers conforms with guideline values and microbial health-based targets. If the quality does not conform, then immediate corrective actions and/or incident and emergency response should be implemented. Those responsible for interpreting and recording results should clearly understand how results should be assessed and, if required, how and where they should be communicated. Monitoring results should be reviewed within appropriate timeframes, and compared with previous results, established guideline values, and any regulatory requirements or agreed levels of service. Procedures for performance evaluation and recording of results should be established and documented. Mechanisms and responsibilities should be identified for the reporting of results internally to operators and senior executives as well as externally, where required, to stakeholders such as regulators and consumers (see Section 3.10.2). Section 10.2 provides further discussion on short-term evaluation of results. --- # 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-3/3.5-verification-of-drinking-water-quality-element-5/3.5.3-short-term-evaluation-of-results.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.