# 10.3.6 Performance reporting Performance assessment, based on the long-term review of monitoring data, should be reported internally to relevant staff and departments, as well as to senior management. Performance reporting on water supply systems is also an important issue for relevant health authorities or drinking water regulators, and for consumers. Providing assurance that performance is reviewed regularly and that improvements are made in response to identified problems contributes to confidence in the water supplied and the water supply organisation. External reporting ensures that system management and drinking water quality performance remains open and transparent. External reporting may be done through an annual report, the contents of which may be determined by a regulatory agency. --- # 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-3/chapter-10/10.3-assessing-performance-long-term-evaluation-of-monitoring/10.3.6-performance-reporting.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.