Abstract: The actual stipulation on rural water quality for drinking established 20 years ago are not suitable to the present rural development and the water surroundings due to the low standard and the imcomplete standard system. The standard system of RWS is essential to the safety of RWS. The paper puts forward the whole standard system of RWS, through dividing the RWS into two stages of rural water-drinking safety and the tap-water supply of the well-off level, which includes four facets such as the amount water used, supplied water quality, convenience of getting water and reliability of water sources. A fairly complete standard system for rural water supply is provided, which could be a reference to drawing standards on rural water supply.