Amendment to Regulations governing Water Supply Companies
The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2000 (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (SI no.2734) were laid before Parliament on 18th September and enter into force on 22nd December 2007.
These Regulations amend the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/3184) (”the Principal Regulations”). The Principal Regulations implement Council Directive 98/83/EC on the quality of water intended for human consumption (”the Drinking Water Directive”) (OJ No L330, 5.12.1998, p.32) in parts of England and Wales in relation to water supplies by water undertakers and licensed water suppliers, and make further provision about the supply of drinking water.
The main changes are as follows;
- a requirement that water must be of uniform quality within a water supply zone designated by a water undertaker.
- new compliance requirements for water supplied in bottles during a breakdown in the piped supply system.
- new risk assessment requirements in relation to water supplied from new sources
- new requirements in relation to monitoring of drinking water abstraction points.
The full text of the Regulations is available from: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2007/20072734.htm
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk (accessed 10/10/07)