PART 8TREATMENT, RISK ASSESSMENT AND CONTAMINATION FROM PIPES

Procedure following risk assessment and prohibition of supply31

1

As soon as reasonably practicable after Scottish Water has carried out a risk assessment, or a review of a risk assessment, under regulation 30, it must submit to the F2Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland a copy of the risk assessment F1and, as the case may be, the review.

2

Where the assessment or review establishes that there is a significant risk of supplying unwholesome water, Scottish Water must, as soon as reasonably practicable, prepare and submit to the F3Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland a report that—

a

contains a full explanation including details of every property, organism or substance that has been identified as contributing to the risk; and

b

specifies the measures to mitigate the risk that Scottish Water—

i

has made operational as at the date of the report; and

ii

intends to make operational.

3

Where the F5Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland has received a report which states that there is or has been a significant risk of supplying unwholesome water, F6the Regulator may, by notice given to Scottish Water, require it—

a

to maintain such specified measures for such period of time as F7the Regulator considers appropriate to mitigate the risk;

b

to review, revise or make operational such specified measures by such date as F8the Regulator considers appropriate to mitigate the risk;

c

to audit whether the measures have been effective by such means as may be specified;

d

not to supply water for human consumption purposes from specified treatment works or supply systems, or not to so supply water unless specified conditions are satisfied; and

e

to give the F9Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland such information as F10the Regulator may require to monitor progress towards mitigation of that risk.

4

In paragraph (3), “specified” means specified in the notice given under that paragraph.

5

The F4Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland may, by notice given to Scottish Water, revoke or amend a notice given under paragraph (3).