Regulation 10 Other private supplies

United Kingdom

(1)

In the case of a private water supply not covered by regulation 8 or 9 or by paragraph (3), the local authority must monitor for—

(a)

conductivity,

(b)

enterococci,

(c)

Escherichia coli (E. coli),

(d)

hydrogen ion,

(e)

turbidity,

(f)

any parameter in Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 1 identified in the risk assessment as being at risk of not complying with the concentrations or values in that Schedule, and

(g)

anything else identified in the risk assessment as a potential danger to human health.

(2)

The local authority must carry out the monitoring required by paragraph (1) at least every 5 years and more frequently if the risk assessment shows this to be necessary.

(3)

In the case of a private water supply to a single dwelling not provided as part of a commercial or public activity, a local authority may monitor the supply in accordance with this regulation, and must do so if requested to do so by the owner or occupier of that dwelling.