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The Private Water Supplies (England) Regulations 2016

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Sampling

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1.—(1) A local authority must undertake check monitoring in accordance with this Part.

(2) “Check monitoring” means sampling for each parameter listed in Table 1 in the circumstances listed in that Table in order to—

(a)determine whether or not water complies with the concentrations or values in Schedule 1,

(b)provide information on the organoleptic and microbiological quality of the water, and

(c)establish the effectiveness of the treatment of the water, including disinfection.

Table 1
Check monitoring
ParameterCircumstances
AluminiumWhen used as flocculant or where the water originates from, or is influenced by, surface waters
AmmoniumIn all supplies
Clostridium perfringens (including spores)Where the water originates from, or is influenced by, surface waters
Coliform bacteriaIn all supplies
Colony countsIn all supplies
ColourIn all supplies
ConductivityIn all supplies
Escherichia coli (E. coli)In all supplies
Hydrogen ionIn all supplies
IronWhen used as flocculant or where the water originates from, or is influenced by, surface waters
ManganeseWhere the water originates from, or is influenced by, surface waters
NitrateWhen chloramination is practised
NitriteWhen chloramination is practised
OdourIn all supplies
Pseudomonas aeruginosaOnly in the case of water in bottles or containers
TasteIn all supplies
TurbidityIn all supplies

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