Suriname's water utility SWM wants drinking water to be given legal protection as a national interest. According to the company, fragmented legislation currently blocks a coherent approach to managing the country's water sources. With rules spread across separate laws, it argues, there is no single framework that holds the field together. SWM is calling for that to change by writing protection of drinking water into national law. The report appeared via the Suriname news outlet gfcnieuws.com.