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Paragraph 2 F1

The methods for microbiological parameters are—

(a)

for Escherichia coli and coliform bacteria—

(i)

European standard EN ISO 9308-1:2014 entitled “Water quality - Enumeration of Escherichia coli and coliform bacteria - Part 1: Membrane filtration method for waters with low bacterial background flora (ISO 9308-1:2014)”; or

(ii)

European standard EN ISO 9308-2:2014 entitled “Water quality - Enumeration of Escherichia coli and coliform bacteria - Part 2: Most probable number method (ISO 9308-2:2012)”;

(b)

for enterococci, European standard EN ISO 7899-2:2000 entitled “Water quality - Detection and enumeration of intestinal enterococci - Part 2: Membrane filtration method (ISO 7899-2:2000)”;

F2(c)

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(d)

for colony count 22 °C (the enumeration of culturable microorganisms — colony count after aerobic incubation at 22 °C), European standard EN ISO 6222:1999 entitled “Water quality - Enumeration of culturable micro-organisms - Colony count by inoculation in a nutrient agar culture medium (ISO 6222:1999)”;

F3(e)

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(f)

for Clostridium perfringens including spores, European standard EN ISO 14189:2016 entitled “Water quality - Enumeration of Clostridium perfringens - Method using membrane filtration (ISO 14189:2013)”

(F4g)

for somatic coliphages, European Standard EN ISO 10705-2:2000 entitled “Water quality — Detection and enumeration of bacteriophages — Part 2: Enumeration of somatic coliphages” and European Standard EN ISO 10705-3:2003 entitled “Water quality — Detection and enumeration of bacteriophages — Part 3: Validation of methods for concentration of bacteriophages from water” can be used.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 3 substituted (27.10.2017) by The Public Water Supplies (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/281), reg. 1(1), sch. 2 (as amended by The Public and Private Water Supplies (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/321), regs. 1, 3(3)(a)(b))

F2

Sch. 3 Pt. A para. 2(c) omitted (1.1.2023) by virtue of The Public Water Supplies (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/387), regs. 1(1), 18(3)(a)

F3

Sch. 3 Pt. A para. 2(e) omitted (1.1.2023) by virtue of The Public Water Supplies (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/387), regs. 1(1), 18(3)(a)

F4

Sch. 3 Pt. A para. 2(g) inserted (1.1.2023) by The Public Water Supplies (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/387), regs. 1(1), 18(3)(b)