# Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the quality of water intended for human consumption, Division 2: Pursuant to Article 7(2), competent authorities shall establish monitoring programmes complying with the parameters and frequencies set out in Part B of this Annex which consist of:

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

(a) collection and analysis of discrete water samples; or
(b) measurements recorded by a continuous monitoring process.
In addition, monitoring programmes may consist of:
(a) inspections of records of the functionality and maintenance status of equipment; and/or
(b) inspections of the catchment area, water abstraction, treatment, storage and distribution infrastructure.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1998/83/annex/II/part/A/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1998-83/annex-II/part-A/division-2
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