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The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2016

S.I. 2016/614 · Made 26 May 2016 · Extends to England and Wales

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Water, England And Wales

Made 26th May 2016

Laid before Parliament 1st June 2016

Coming into force 27th June 2016

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by—

  1. (a)

    sections 67, 69, 77(3) and (4) and 213(2) of the Water Industry Act 1991 M1, and

  2. (b)

    in relation to regulations 26, 31 and 33, section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 M2.

The Secretary of State has been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the environment M3C1.

Annotations to the whole text

Marginal citations

M1

1991 c.56; the functions of the Secretary of State under section 67 were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales (“the Assembly”) (a) for the making of regulations concerning water supplied using the supply system of a water undertaker, in relation to the supply system of any water undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in Wales, and (b) for the making of regulations concerning water supplied other than using the supply system of a water undertaker, in relation to Wales, by article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) (“the Order”); the functions of the Secretary of State under section 69 were, in relation to any water undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in Wales and any licensed water supplier so far as relating to licensed activities using the supply system of any such water undertaker, transferred to the Assembly by the same provision of the Order; the functions of the Secretary of State under section 77 were transferred to the Assembly in relation to Wales by the same provision of the Order; the functions of the Secretary of State under section 213 were made exercisable by the Assembly to the same extent as the powers to which that section applies were made exercisable by the Assembly by virtue of the same provision of the Order; see the entry in Schedule 1 to the Order. By virtue of paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32), the functions transferred to and made exercisable by the Assembly are now exercisable by the Welsh Ministers. Section 69 was amended by paragraph 19 of Schedule 8, and Part 3 of Schedule 9, to the Water Act 2003 (c.37). It is prospectively amended by paragraph 68 of Schedule 7 to the Water Act 2014 (c.21) from a date to be appointed. Section 213(2) was amended by paragraph 28 of Schedule 1 to the Competition and Service (Utilities) Act 1992 (c.43) and by section 36(2) of, and paragraph 49(3) of Schedule 8 to, the Water Act 2003. It is prospectively amended by paragraph 119(4) of Schedule 7 to the Water Act 2014 from a date to be appointed.

M2

1972 c.68; section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7).

M3

S.I. 2008/301.

Modifications

C1

Regulations applied (Isles of Scilly) (27.3.2020) by The Isles of Scilly (Application of Water Legislation) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/214), art. 5(u)

Contents

  1. Part 1: General
  2. 1Citation, commencement and application
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part 2: Water supply zones
  5. 3Water supply zones
  6. Part 3: Wholesomeness
  7. 4Wholesomeness
  8. Part 4: Monitoring of water supplies
  9. 5Interpretation and application of Part 4
  10. 6Monitoring: general provisions
  11. 7Sampling points
  12. 8Authorisation of supply points
  13. 9Numbers of samples
  14. 10Sampling: further provisions
  15. Part 5: Monitoring – additional provisions
  16. 11Interpretation of Part 5 Repealed
  17. 12Sampling for particular substances and parameters
  18. 13Sampling at treatment works
  19. 14Sampling at service reservoirs
  20. 15Sampling: new sources
  21. 16Collection and analysis of samples
  22. Part 6: Drinking water protected areas
  23. 17Drinking water abstraction points: monitoring sites
  24. Part 7: Investigations, authorisation of departures and remedial action
  25. 18Investigations: Schedule 1 parameters
  26. 19Investigations: indicator parameters
  27. 20Action by the Secretary of State
  28. 21Failure attributable to domestic distribution system where water is supplied to the public
  29. 22Authorisation of temporary supply of water that is not wholesome
  30. 23Authorisations: terms and conditions
  31. 24Publicity for authorisations
  32. 25Revocation and variation of authorisations
  33. Part 8: Water treatment
  34. 26Disinfection and other treatment arrangements
  35. 27Risk assessment
  36. 28Procedure following risk assessment and prohibition of supply
  37. 29Water treatment to minimise contamination from pipes
  38. 30Replacement of lead pipes
  39. 31Application and introduction of substances and products
  40. 32Use of processes
  41. 33Offences
  42. Part 9: Records and information
  43. 34Maintenance of records
  44. 35Provision of information
  45. Part 10: Functions of local authorities in relation to water quality
  46. 36Application and interpretation of this Part
  47. 37Duties of local authorities: supplementary provision
  48. Part 11: Enforcement
  49. 38Contraventions by relevant suppliers
  50. Part 12: Review
  51. 39Review
  52. 39AReporting
  53. Part 13: Amendments and revocations
  54. 40Amendments and revocations
  55. Signature
  56. Schedule 1Prescribed concentrations and values
  57. Schedule 2Indicator parameters
  58. Schedule 3: Monitoring
  59. 1Group A and Group B parameters
  60. 2Annual sampling frequencies: water supply zones
  61. 3Annual sampling frequencies: treatment works and supply points
  62. Schedule 4: Monitoring for indicative dose and analytical performance characteristics
  63. 1Monitoring for compliance with the ID
  64. 2Screening for certain radionuclides or for an individual radionuclide
  65. 3Screening strategies for gross alpha activity and gross beta activity
  66. 4Calculation of the ID
  67. Schedule 5Analytical methodology
  68. Schedule 6Amendments
  69. Schedule 7Revocations
  70. Explanatory note