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The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

S.R. 2002/331 · Made 31 October 2002 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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WATER AND SEWERAGE

Made 31st October 2002

Coming into operation in accordance with Regulation 1(2) to (5)

The Department of the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 3B and 3C of the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1973f1 and, being a department designatedf2 for the purposes of Section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f3 in relation to measures relating to the quality of water intended for domestic purposes or for use in food production undertaking in exercise of the powers conferred on it by that section and of every other power enabling it on that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1973/70 (N.I. 2) as amended by the Water and Sewerage Services (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/3165 (N.I. 16) Art. 4. Art. 2 contains a definition of “prescribed”

f2

S.I 1998/2793

f3

1972 c. 68

Contents

  1. Part I: GENERAL
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part II: WATER SUPPLY ZONES
  5. 3Water supply zones
  6. Part III: WHOLESOMENESS
  7. 4Wholesomeness
  8. Part IV: MONITORING OF WATER SUPPLIES
  9. 5Interpretation and application of Part IV
  10. 6Monitoring: general provisions
  11. 7Sampling points
  12. 8Authorisation of supply points
  13. 9Numbers of samples
  14. 10Sampling: further provisions
  15. Part V: MONITORING – ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
  16. 11Interpretation of Part V
  17. 12Sampling for particular substances and parameters
  18. 13Sampling at treatment works
  19. 14Sampling at service reservoirs
  20. 15Sampling: new sources
  21. 16Collection and analysis of samples
  22. Part VI: INVESTIGATIONS, AUTHORISATION OF DEPARTURES AND REMEDIAL ACTION
  23. 17Investigations: Schedule 1 parameters
  24. 18Investigations: indicator parameters
  25. 19Action by the Department of the Environment
  26. 20Authorisation of temporary supply of water that is not wholesome
  27. 21Authorisations: terms and conditions
  28. 22Authorisations: other limitations
  29. 23Publicity for authorisations
  30. 24Revocation and modification of authorisations
  31. Part VII: WATER TREATMENT
  32. 25Interpretation of Part VII
  33. 26Treatment of raw water
  34. 27Risk assessment for Cryptosporidium
  35. 28Procedure following risk assessment
  36. 29Contamination from pipes
  37. 30Application and introduction of substances and products
  38. 31Use of processes
  39. 32Offences Repealed
  40. Part VIII: RECORDS AND INFORMATION
  41. 33Maintenance of records
  42. 34Provision of information
  43. 35Publication of information
  44. Part: PART IX
  45. 36Amendment of the Water Quality Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994
  46. 37Transitional provision: authorisations
  47. 38Revocation of Regulations and savings
  48. Signature
  49. Schedule 1: PRESCRIBED CONCENTRATIONS AND VALUES
  50. TABLE A.MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS
  51. TABLE B.CHEMICAL PARAMETERS
  52. Schedule 2INDICATOR PARAMETERS
  53. Schedule 3
  54. IVMONITORING
  55. Schedule 4ANALYTICAL METHODOLOGY
  56. Schedule 5AMENDMENT OF THE WATER QUALITY REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1994
  57. Explanatory note