# The Private Water Supplies (England) Regulations 2016, Paragraph 2: Frequency of sampling for Group A parameters

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

Monitoring for a Group A parameter must be undertaken at the frequencies specified in Table 2.
Table 2
Sampling frequency for Group A parameters
Volume m3/day
Sampling frequency per year
≤ 10
1
> 10 ≤ 100
2
> 100 ≤ 1,000
4
> 1,000 ≤ 2,000
10
> 2,000 ≤ 3,000
13
> 3,000 ≤ 4,000
16
> 4,000 ≤ 5,000
19
> 5,000 ≤ 6,000
22
> 6,000 ≤ 7,000
25
> 7,000 ≤ 8,000
28
> 8,000 ≤ 9,000
31
> 9,000 ≤ 10,000
34
> 10,000
4 + 3 for each 1,000m3/day of the total volume (rounding up to the nearest multiple of 1,000m3/day)

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/618/schedule/2/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/private-water-supplies-england-regulations-2016/schedule-2/paragraph-2
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