The Private Water Supplies (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2010

Title, commencement and application

1.  The title of these Regulations is the Private Water Supplies (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2010; they apply in relation to Wales and come into force on 26 May 2010.

Amendments

2.—(1) The Private Water Supplies (Wales) Regulations 2010(1) are amended as follows.

(2) After regulation 4, insert–

“Use of products and substances in private supplies

4A.   Any product or substance used in a private supply after 26 May 2010 must be a product or substance that would be permitted to be used in a water supply under regulation 31 of the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2010(2).”.

(3) For regulation 5(1) substitute—

• “Where disinfection forms part of the preparation or distribution of water; the relevant person (as defined in section 80 of the Water Industry Act 1991) must—

  (a)

  design, operate and maintain the disinfection process so as to keep the presence of disinfection by-products as low as possible without compromising the effectiveness of the disinfection; and

  (b)

  ensure that the effectiveness of the disinfection process is maintained,

  (c)

  keep records of the maintenance and monitoring which have been undertaken in order to verify the effectiveness of the disinfection process, and

  (d)

  keep copies of those records available for inspection by the local authority, for a period of 5 years.”.

Jane Davidson

Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing, one of the Welsh Ministers

1 May 2010