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The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2000

S.I. 2000/3184 · Made 4 December 2000

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WATER, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 4th December 2000

Laid before Parliament 8th December 2000

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) to (5)

The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 67, 69 and 213(2) of the Water Industry Act 1991f1 and, in relation to England, section 77(3) and (4) of that Actf2, and in exercise of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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Footnotes

f1

1991 c. 56. Section 213 is amended by the Competition and Service (Utilities) Act 1992 (c. 43). Functions under section 67 of the Water Industry Act 1991 for making regulations concerning water supplied by water undertakers, and functions under section 69 of that Act were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales in relation to any water undertaker whose area is wholly or mainly in Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672), Schedule 1, as substituted by S.I. 2000/253, Schedule 3. Functions under section 213 of the Water Industry Act 1991 are exercisable by the National Assembly for Wales to the same extent as the powers, duties and other provisions to which that section applies are exercisable by the Assembly; see S.I. 1999/672, Schedule 1, as substituted by S.I. 2000/253, Schedule 3.

f2

Functions under section 77(3) and (4) of the Water Industry Act 1991 are transferred to the National Assembly for Wales, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, by S.I. 1999/672, Schedule 1, as substituted by S.I. 2000/253, Schedule 3.

Contents

  1. Part I: GENERAL
  2. 1Citation, commencement and application
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part II: WATER SUPPLY ZONES
  5. 3Water supply zones
  6. Part III: WHOLESOMENESS
  7. 4Wholesomeness
  8. Part IV: MONITORING OF WATER SUPPLIES
  9. 5Interpretation and application of Part IV
  10. 6Monitoring: general provisions
  11. 7Sampling points
  12. 8Authorisation of supply points
  13. 9Numbers of samples
  14. 10Sampling: further provisions
  15. Part V: MONITORING—ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
  16. 11Interpretation of Part V
  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 VI: INVESTIGATIONS, AUTHORISATION OF DEPARTURESAND REMEDIAL ACTION
  23. 17Investigations: Schedule 1 parameters
  24. 18Investigations: indicator parameters
  25. 19Action by Secretary of State
  26. 20Authorisation of temporary supply of water that is not wholesome
  27. 21Authorisations: terms and conditions
  28. 22Authorisations: other limitations
  29. 23Publicity for authorisations
  30. 24Revocation and modification of authorisations
  31. Part VII: WATER TREATMENT
  32. 25Interpretation
  33. 26Treatment of raw water
  34. 27Risk assessment for cryptosporidium
  35. 28Procedure following risk assessment, and prohibition of supply
  36. 29Treatment for cryptosporidium
  37. 30Contamination from pipes
  38. 31Application and introduction of substances and products
  39. 32Use of processes
  40. 33Offences
  41. Part VIII: RECORDS AND INFORMATION
  42. 34Maintenance of records
  43. 35Provision of information
  44. 36Publication of information
  45. Part IX: FUNCTIONS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN RELATIONTO WATER QUALITY
  46. 37Application and interpretation
  47. 38Duties of local authorities: supplementary provision
  48. Part X: ENFORCEMENT
  49. 39Contraventions by water undertakers
  50. Part XI: AMENDMENT AND REVOCATION OF REGULATIONS ANDSAVING AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISION
  51. 40Amendment of the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 1989
  52. 41Transitional provision: programmes of work
  53. 42Transitional provision: authorisations
  54. 43Revocation of Regulations and savings
  55. Signature
  56. Schedule 1PRESCRIBED CONCENTRATIONS AND VALUES
  57. Schedule 2INDICATOR PARAMETERS
  58. Schedule 3MONITORING
  59. Schedule 4ANALYTICAL METHODOLOGY
  60. Schedule 5AMENDMENT OF THE WATER SUPPLY(WATER QUALITY) REGULATIONS 1989
  61. Schedule 6PROGRAMMES OF WORK
  62. Explanatory note