PART 2SAmendment of Private Water Supplies (Scotland) Regulations 2006
Amendment of regulation 2S
3. In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) of the 2006 Regulations, after the definition of “state” insert—
““total indicative dose” means the committed effective dose for one year of ingestion resulting from all radionuclides whose presence has been detected in a supply of water intended for human consumption purposes, of natural and artificial origin, but excluding tritium, potassium-40, radon and short-lived radon decay products;”.
Insertion of regulation 5BS
4. After regulation 5A (duty of relevant person in relation to disinfection) M1 of the 2006 Regulations insert—
“Application and introduction of substances and products
5B. Where a relevant person, in the preparation or distribution of a private water supply for human consumption purposes, applies any substance or product to, or introduces any substance or product into, the water which is to be supplied for those purposes, the person must take all measures necessary to ensure that, in doing so, the water supplied does not, at its point of use, contain the substance or product, or any impurity associated with the substance or product, at a concentration or value which would make the water unwholesome.”.
Marginal Citations
M1Regulation 5A was inserted by S.S.I. 2010/95.
Amendment of regulation 21S
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Amendment of regulation 22S
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Amendment of regulation 24S
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Amendment of Schedule 1S
8. In Schedule 1 (prescribed concentrations and values) to the 2006 Regulations—
(a)in Part II (national requirements) of Table B (chemical parameters), omit the entries for—
(i)item 3 (hydrogen ion);
(ii)item 6 (odour); and
(iii)item 9 (taste);
(b)in Table C (indicator parameters)—
(i)in the heading for column (3), after “maximum” insert “ unless otherwise stated ”;
(ii)after the entry for item 5 (colony count) insert—
| “5A. | Colour | Acceptable to consumers and no abnormal change”; |
(iii)after the entry for item 6 (conductivity) insert—
| “6A. | Hydrogen ion | 9.5 6.5 (minimum) | pH value |
| 6B. | Odour | Acceptable to consumers and no abnormal change | |
| 6C. | Radon (for radioactivity)(ii) | 100 | Bq/l”; |
(iv)after the entry for item 7 (sulphate) insert—
| “7A. | Taste | Acceptable to consumers and no abnormal change”; |
(v)after the entry for item 10 (tritium) insert—
| “10A. | Turbidity | Acceptable to consumers and no abnormal change”; |
(vi)in the entry for item 8 (total indicative dose), omit “(ii)” and “/year”; and
(vii)in the entry for item 10 (tritium), after “(for radioactivity)” insert “ (iii) ”; and
(c)in the notes to Table C, for note (ii) substitute—
“(ii)Remedial action is to be deemed justified on radiological protection grounds, without further consideration, where radon concentrations exceed 1,000 Bq/l.
(iii)If the concentration of tritium exceeds this value, an analysis of the presence of other artificial radionuclides must be also carried out by Scottish Water.”.
Amendment of Schedule 2S
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Insertion of Schedule 2AS
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Amendment of Schedule 3S
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Insertion of Schedule 5AS
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