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—
- 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.