Regulation 7 Monitoring
United Kingdom
A local authority must monitor all private water supplies in accordance with this Part when carrying out its duties under section 77(1) of the Act (general functions of local authorities in relation to water quality).
A local authority must discharge the obligation described in paragraph (1) by establishing a monitoring programme which consists of either or both of the following—
collection and analysis of discrete water samples;
measurements recorded by a continuous monitoring process.
Monitoring programmes may in addition consist of either or both of the following—
inspections of records of the functionality, and maintenance status, of equipment;
inspections of the catchment area, water abstraction, treatment, storage and distribution infrastructure.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Reg. 7(1): reg. 7 renumbered as reg. 7(1) (11.7.2018) by The Private Water Supplies (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/707), regs. 1(1), 2(4)(a) (with reg. 3)
- F2
Reg. 7(2)(3) inserted (11.7.2018) by The Private Water Supplies (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/707), regs. 1(1), 2(4)(b) (with reg. 3)