# The Private Water Supplies (England) Regulations 2016, Regulation 10: Other private supplies

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

(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/618/regulation/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/private-water-supplies-england-regulations-2016/regulation-10
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