The Water Intended for Human Consumption (Private Supplies) (Scotland) Regulations 2017

Information relating to private water supply systems

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2.  For each private water supply system (“the system”), the register must contain or specify—

(a)a unique reference number, and a unique locality-based name, for the system;

(b)which supply zone the system is situated in;

(c)the estimated volume of water (in m3) supplied each day by the system (as an average taken over a year) to all premises (including those outside the area of the enforcing authority) which are within the supply zone for the water supplied;

(d)the estimated maximum number of persons served by the system on the same day (including any person served outside the area of the enforcing authority);

(e)a map identifying the location of every known part of the system (including any part of the system which is outside the area of the enforcing authority), including (if known to the enforcing authority)—

(i)the ownership of land from which any part of the water is abstracted; and

(ii)the ownership of land in, on or over which any part of the supply is installed;

(f)for each point at which water is abstracted—

(i)the Ordnance Survey national grid reference; and

(ii)whether the water is abstracted from a watercourse, loch, spring, well, borehole or other source (and, if abstracted from the latter, a description of the other source);

(g)details of any treatment carried out in relation to water supplied by the system;

(h)the address of each building supplied, or to be supplied, with water;

(i)if known to the enforcing authority, the name and address of any person who owns—

(i)a building supplied, or to be supplied, with the water;

(ii)land from which any part of the water is abstracted (from the water environment); and

(iii)land in, on or over which any part of the private water supply system is installed;

(j)details of monitoring programmes (so far as relevant) prepared by the enforcing authority to meet its obligations under these Regulations; and

(k)details of any grant awarded or paid in relation to the system under the Private Water Supply (Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2006(1).