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The Private Water Supplies (Scotland) Regulations 2006

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PART IIICLASSIFICATION OF PRIVATE WATER SUPPLIES

Classification and level of supplies

6.—(1) A monitoring local authority shall classify all private water supplies used or to be used in its area as a Type A or a Type B supply.

(2) For the purposes of classifying a private water supply under paragraph (1), a monitoring local authority shall estimate the average volume of water provided by that supply in relation to the current year rather than by reference to the year prior to it.

(3) Where a private water supply is classified a Type A supply, its level shall be determined in accordance with the following Table, by reference to the maximum average daily volume of water provided during any period of maximum supply for human consumption purposes by such supplies.

TABLE

LevelMaximum average daily volume of water supplied for human consumption purposes in m3/day
1≤ 100
2> 100 – ≤ 1,000
3> 1,000

(4) A monitoring local authority shall at least once in each year, review and update the classification of, and the level of, private water supplies serving premises in its area.

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