The Private Water Supplies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

PART 2N.I.Audit Monitoring

SamplingN.I.

3.—(1) Audit monitoring means sampling for each parameter listed in Schedule 1 (other than parameters already being sampled under check monitoring).

(2) The Department may, for such time as it may decide, exclude a parameter from the audit monitoring of a private supply—

(a)if the Department considers that the parameter in question is unlikely to be present in the supply or system at a concentration or value which poses a risk of the private supply failing to meet the concentration, value or state specified in Schedule 1 in respect of that parameter; and

(b)taking into account the findings of any risk assessment.

(3) The Department may monitor anything else identified in the risk assessment.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 3 para. 3 in operation at 18.1.2010, see reg. 1

Frequency of samplingN.I.

4.—(1) Sampling shall be carried out at the frequencies specified in Table C of this Schedule.

TABLE C
Sampling frequency for audit monitoring
Volume m3 /daySampling frequency per year
≤ 10001
> 1000 ≤ 10,0001 + 1 for each 3,300 m3/day of the total volume (rounding up to the nearest multiple of 3,300 m3/day)
> 10,000 ≤ 100,0003 + 1 for each 10,000 m3/day of the total volume (rounding up to the nearest multiple of 10,000 m3/day)
> 100,00010 + 1 for each 25,000 m3/day of the total volume (rounding up to the nearest multiple of 25,000 m3/day)

(2) The Department may set a higher frequency for any parameter if it considers it appropriate taking into account the findings of any risk assessment.

Commencement Information

I2Sch. 3 para. 4 in operation at 18.1.2010, see reg. 1