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The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017

S.R. 2017/212 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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Water And Sewerage

Made 6th October 2017

Coming into operation 27th October 2017

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs M1, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by Articles 107(1) and (3), 109 and 300(2)(f) of the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 M2 and now vested in it and being a Department designated M3 for the purpose of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 M4 in relation to the environment in exercise of the powers conferred on it by that section, makes the following Regulations:

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M1

Formerly the Department of the Environment; see section 1(2) and (11) and Schedule 1 to, the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (2016 c.5 (N.I.)). Pursuant to section 1(9) of that Act, the Department of the Environment is dissolved

M2

S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21) as amended by 2016 c.13 (N.I.)

M3

S.I. 2008/301

M4

1972 c.68

Contents

  1. Part 1: GENERAL
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Water Supplies to which these Regulations apply
  5. Part 2: WATER SUPPLY ZONES
  6. 4Water Supply Zones
  7. Part 3: WHOLESOMENESS
  8. 5Wholesomeness
  9. Part 4: MONITORING OF WATER SUPPLIES
  10. 6Monitoring Programmes
  11. 7Monitoring: Group A and Group B monitoring
  12. 8Monitoring: general provisions
  13. 9Sampling points
  14. 10Authorisation of supply points
  15. 11Number of samples
  16. 12Sampling: further provisions
  17. Part 5: MONITORING – ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
  18. 13Interpretation of Part 5
  19. 14Sampling for particular substances and parameters
  20. 15Sampling at treatment works
  21. 16Sampling at service reservoirs
  22. 17Sampling: new sources
  23. 18Collection and analysis of samples
  24. Part 6: DEVIATION FROM MONITORING REQUIREMENTS OF GROUP A AND GROUP B MONITORING
  25. 19Deviation from standard parameters and frequencies
  26. Part 7: DRINKING WATER ABSTRACTION POINTS
  27. 20Drinking water abstraction points: monitoring sites
  28. Part 8: INVESTIGATIONS, AUTHORISATION OF DEPARTURES AND REMEDIAL ACTION
  29. 21Investigations: Schedule 1 parameters
  30. 22Investigations: indicator parameters
  31. 23Action by the Department
  32. 24Authorisation of temporary supply of water that is not wholesome
  33. 25Authorisations: terms and conditions
  34. 26Authorisations: other limitations
  35. 27Publicity for authorisations
  36. 28Revocation and modification of authorisations
  37. Part 9: WATER TREATMENT
  38. 29Disinfection and other treatment arrangements
  39. 30Risk assessment
  40. 31Procedure following risk assessment
  41. 32Contamination from pipes
  42. 33Application and introduction of substances and products
  43. 34Use of processes
  44. 35Offences
  45. Part 10: RECORDS AND INFORMATION
  46. 36Maintenance of records
  47. 37Provision of information
  48. 38Publication of Information
  49. Part 11: REVOCATIONS
  50. 39Revocations
  51. Part 12: TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
  52. 40Transitional Provisions
  53. Signature
  54. Schedule 1: PRESCRIBED CONCENTRATIONS AND VALUES
  55. Wholesomeness
  56. Schedule 2INDICATOR PARAMETERS
  57. Schedule 3: MONITORING PROGRAMMES
  58. 1Paragraph 1
  59. Schedule 4ANALYTICAL METHODOLOGY
  60. Schedule 5: MONITORING FOR INDIVIDUAL RADIONUCLIDES
  61. 1Paragraph 1
  62. 2Paragraph 2
  63. 3Paragraph 3
  64. Schedule 6: REVOCATIONS
  65. Paragraph
  66. Explanatory note