PART 4WATER QUALITY STANDARDS AND DUTIES

Water quality standards14

1

At each point of compliance, water must not contain—

a

a micro-organism, parasite or substance which (in number or concentration) poses a potential danger to human health; or

b

a parameter which exceeds its parametric value in Table A or Table B.

2

At the point of compliance, the sum of the following must not exceed 1 mg/l:—

a

nitrate (in mg/l) in the water, divided by 50; plus

b

nitrite (in mg/l) in the water, divided by 3.