# Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the quality of water intended for human consumption, Part A: Microbiological parameters

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Parameter
Parametric value(number/100 ml)
Escherichia coli (E. coli)
0
Enterococci
0
The following applies to water offered for sale in bottles or containers:
Parameter
Parametric value
Escherichia coli (E. coli)
0/250 ml
Enterococci
0/250 ml
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
0/250 ml
Colony count 22 °C
100/ml
Colony count 37 °C
20/ml

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1998/83/annex/I/part/A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1998-83/annex-I/part-A
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.