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5. After regulation 7 (Requirement to carry out risk assessment), insert—
“(7A) The Department shall carry out a representative survey in accordance with the following to determine the likelihood of a supply failing the radon maximum concentration or value specified in Schedule 1 Part 2;
A representative survey must be designed in such a way—
(a)as to be capable of determining the scale and nature of likely exposures to radon in water intended for human consumption originating from different types of groundwater sources and wells in different geological areas; and
(b)that underlying parameters, especially the geology and hydrology of the area, radioactivity of rock or soil, and well type, can be identified and used to direct further action to areas of likely high exposure.”
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