The Private Water Supplies (England) Regulations 2016

Regulation 14

SCHEDULE 4 Records

Initial records

1.—(1) A local authority must record the number of private supplies in its area, and for each supply must record—

(a) the name of the supply, together with a unique identifier,

(b) the type of source,

(c) the geographical location using a grid reference,

(d) an estimate of the number of people supplied,

(e) an estimate of the average daily volume of water supplied in cubic metres,

(f) the type of premises supplied,

(g) detail of any treatment process, together with its location, and

(h) the name of the region of Public Health England in whose area the supply is located.

(2) It must review and update the record at least once every 12 months.

(3) It must keep the record for at least 30 years.

Additional records

2.—(1) For each supply referred to in paragraph 1(1), the local authority must record each of the following within 28 days of the information being available—

(a) a plan and description of the supply;

(b) the monitoring programme for the supply;

(c) the risk assessment;

(d) the date, results and location of any sampling and analysis relating to that supply, and the reason for taking the sample;

(e) the results of any investigation undertaken in accordance with these Regulations;

(f) any authorisation;

(g) any notices served under section 80 of the Act or regulation 18;

(h) any action agreed to be taken by any person under these Regulations;

(i) any request for the local authority to carry out sampling and analysis, undertake a risk assessment or give advice;

(j) a summary of any advice given in relation to the supply.

(2) It must keep the risk assessment and records of sampling and analysis for at least 30 years, and all other records referred to in this paragraph for at least 5 years.