Title, commencement and application1

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.

Amendments2

1

The Private Water Supplies (Wales) Regulations 20105 are amended as follows.

2

After regulation 4, insert–

Use of products and substances in private supplies4A

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 20106.

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—

    1. 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

    2. b

      ensure that the effectiveness of the disinfection process is maintained,

    3. c

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

    4. d

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

Jane DavidsonMinister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing, one of the Welsh Ministers