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The Water Supply (Water Quality) (Scotland) Regulations 1990

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I General

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

  3. PART II Wholesomeness

    1. 3.Wholesomeness

  4. PART III Relaxation of Requirements of Part II

    1. 4.Authorisations—public supplies

    2. 5.Authorisations—restrictions

    3. 6.Authorisations—limitations and conditions

    4. 7.Revocation and modification of authorisations

    5. 8.Authorisations—private supplies

  5. PART IV Monitoring of Water Supplies

    1. 9.Application and interpretation

    2. 10.Monitoring—general provisions

    3. 11.Determination of sampling points

    4. 12.Authorisation of supply points

    5. 13.Frequency of sampling

    6. 14.Sampling—further provisions

  6. PART V Monitoring—Additional Provisions

    1. 15.Interpretation

    2. 16.Sampling for particular parameters

    3. 17.Sampling at treatment works

    4. 18.Sampling at service reservoirs

    5. 19.Sampling—additional samples

    6. 20.Sampling—new and stand-by sources

    7. 21.Collection and analysis of samples

  7. PART VI Water Treatment

    1. 22.Interpretation

    2. 23.Treatment of raw water

    3. 24.Contamination from pipes

    4. 25.Application and introduction of substances and products

    5. 26.Use of processes

    6. 27.Offences

  8. PART VII Records and Information

    1. 28.Maintenance of records

    2. 29.Publication and provision of information

    3. 30.Annual report

  9. PART VIII Functions of Local Authorities in Relation to Water Quality

    1. 31.Application and interpretation

    2. 32.Duties of local authorities—supplementary provision

  10. Signature

  11. SCHEDULES

    1. 1

      Prescribed concentrations or values (Tables A-E)

    2. 2

      Sampling frequencies

      1. Tables 1 to 4 and 6: Sampling frequencies at consumers' taps

      2. Table 5: Sampling frequencies at supply points

      3. Table 7: Sampling frequencies for treatment works

    3. 3

      Information for local authorities

    4. 4

      Information to be included in annual report

      1. Form A: Microbiological quality

      2. Form B: Physico-chemical quality

  12. Explanatory Note

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