The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2000 (Amendment) Regulations 2007

Regulation 3

THE SCHEDULE FURTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS

1.  The Principal Regulations are amended as follows.

2.  In Schedule 1 (prescribed concentrations and values), in Table B (chemical parameters), in Part II (national requirements)—

(a) in the heading to the third column, omit “unless otherwise stated”;

(b) omit the line containing item 3 (hydrogen ion);

(c) omit the following line beginning “6.5 (minimum)”;

(d) in the lines containing items 6 (odour) and 8 (taste)—

(i) for “3 at 25ºC” substitute “Acceptable to consumers and no abnormal change”; and

(ii) omit “Dilution number”.

3.  In Schedule 2 (indicator parameters)—

(a) in the heading to the third column, after “maximum” insert “unless otherwise stated”; and

(b) under the line containing item 6A (hydrogen ion), in a new line, insert—

(i) in the third column “6.5 (minimum)”; and

(ii) in the corresponding fourth column “pH value”.

4.  In Schedule 3 (monitoring)—

(a) in Table 2 (annual sampling frequencies: water supply zones), under the heading “parameters subject to audit monitoring”, in its appropriate place in the first column, insert “Clostridium perfringens (including spores)”; and

(b) in Table 3 (annual sampling frequencies: treatment works or supply points) under the heading “subject to audit monitoring”, insert—

(i) in the first column, in its appropriate place “11A”; and

(ii) in the corresponding second column “Clostridium perfringens (including spores)”.