# The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018, Schedule 1: New Schedule 2 “SCHEDULE 2 Requirements for water bottled and labelled as “spring water” and bottled drinking water Regulations 10 and 13 PART 1 Requirements for water bottled and labelled as “spring water” and bottled drinking water Water bottled and labelled as “spring water” and bottled drinking water meet the requirements of this Schedule if— (a) in relation to each of the parameters specified in the first column of the tables in Part 2 (microbiological parameters) and Part 3 (chemical parameters), it does not contain the parameter at a concentration or value exceeding the concentration or value specified for that parameter in the second column of the relevant table— (i) as measured by reference to the unit of measurement specified in the third column of the relevant table, and (ii) as read, in the case of the table in Part 3, with any further provision relating to the parameter, or concentration or value for the parameter, specified in the fourth column of the table, (b) in relation to each of the parameters specified in the first column of the table in Part 4 (radioactive substances), it does not contain the parameter at an activity concentration or value exceeding the activity concentration or value specified for that parameter in the second column of the relevant table as measured by reference to the unit of measurement specified in the third column of the table, (c) it does not contain (disregarding any parameters covered by sub-paragraphs (a) and (b)), any micro-organism, parasite or any other property, element or substance at a concentration or value that would constitute a potential danger to human health, and (d) it does not contain any substance (whether or not a parameter) at a concentration or value that, in conjunction with any other property, element, substance or organism it contains (whether or not a parameter), would constitute a potential danger to human health. PART 2 Parametric values for microbiological parameters Parameter Parametric value Unit of measurement Escherichia coli (E. coli) 0/250 ml number/250 ml Enterococci 0/250 ml number/250 ml Pseudomonas aeruginosa 0/250 ml number/250ml Colony count 22ºC 100/ml number/ml Colony count 37ºC 20/ml number/ml PART 3 Parametric concentrations for chemical parameters Parameter Parametric concentration Unit of measurement Further provision Acrylamide 0.10 µg/l Antimony 5.0 µg Sb/l Arsenic 10 µg As/l Benzene 1.0 µg/l Benzo(a)pyrene 0.010 µg/l Boron 1.0 mg/l Bromate 10 µg/l BrO3/l Cadmium 5.0 µg Cd/l Chromium 50 µg Cr/l Copper 2.0 mg Cu/l Cyanide 50 µg CN/l 1,2-dichloroethane 3.0 µg/l Epichlorohydrin 0.10 µg/l Fluoride 1.5 mg F/l Lead 10 µg Pb/l Mercury 1.0 µg Hg/l Nickel 20 µg Ni/l Nitrate 50 mg NO3/l The concentration (mg/l) of nitrate divided by 50 added to the concentration (mg/l) of nitrite divided by 3 must not exceed 1. Nitrite 0.50 mg NO2/l The concentration (mg/l) of nitrate divided by 50 added to the concentration (mg/l) of nitrite divided by 3 must not exceed 1. Pesticides— Only those pesticides which are likely to be present in a given water must be monitored. (a) individual substances— (i) in the case of aldrin, dieldrin, heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide 0.030 µg/l The parametric concentration applies to each individual pesticide. (ii) in the case of other individual pesticides 0.10 µg/l The parametric concentration applies to each individual pesticide. (b) total pesticides 0.50 µg/l The concentration for “total pesticides” refers to the total sum of the concentrations of all the individual pesticides detected and quantified in the monitoring procedure. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons 0.10 µg/l The parametric concentration applies to the total sum of the concentrations of all the individual polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons detected and quantified in the monitoring procedure. Selenium 10 µg Se/l Tetrachloroethene and trichloroethene 10 µg/l The parametric concentration applies to the total sum of the concentrations of both of the parameters specified in the first column. Trichloromethanes 100 µg/l The parametric concentration applies to the total sum of the concentrations of all the individual trichloromethanes detected and quantified in the monitoring procedure. Vinyl chloride 0.50 µg/l PART 4 Parametric activity concentrations for radon and tritium and parametric value for indicative dose Parameter Parametric activity concentration or value Unit of Measurement Radon 100 Bq/l Tritium 100 Bq/l Indicative Dose 0.10 mSv ” --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/352/schedule/1 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/natural-mineral-water-spring-water-and-bottled-drinking-water-england-amendment-regulations-2018/schedule-1 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.