The Public Water Supplies (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022

Amendment of the 2014 Regulations

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16.  In schedule 1 (prescribed concentrations and values)—

(a)for Table B (chemical parameters) (and the notes to that table) substitute the table contained in schedule 1 of these Regulations,

(b)for Table C (indicator parameters) (and the notes to that table) substitute the table contained in schedule 2 of these Regulations,

(c)after Table C (and the notes to that table) (as inserted by paragraph (b))—

(i)before the definition of “NTU” insert—

HAAs” means the sum of the following haloacetic acides: monochloro-, dichloro-, and trichloro-acetic acid, and mono- and dibromo-acetic acid,,

(ii)in the definition of “Pesticide”—

(aa)omit “, molluscicide”,

(bb)for “the relevant metabolites” to the end, insert “their metabolites as defined in point (32) of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council(1) that are relevant metabolites”,

(iii)after the definition of “Pesticides: Total”, insert—

relevant metabolite” means a pesticide metabolite that has intrinsic properties comparable to those of the parent substance in terms of its pesticide target activity or that either itself or its transformation products generate a health risk for consumers,

Sum of PFAS” means the sum of the following perfluoroalkyl substances considered a concern as regards water intended for human consumption—

  • Perfluorobutanoic acid,

  • Perfluoropentanoic acid,

  • Perfluorohexanoic acid,

  • Perfluoroheptanoic acid,

  • Perfluorooctanoic acid,

  • Perfluorononanoic acid,

  • Perfluorodecanoic acid,

  • Perfluoroundecanoic acid,

  • Perfluorododecanoic acid,

  • Perfluorotridecanoic acid,

  • Perfluorobutane sulfonic acid,

  • Perfluoropentane sulfonic acid,

  • Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid,

  • Perfluoroheptane sulfonic acid,

  • Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid,

  • Perfluorononane sulfonic acid,

  • Perfluorodecane sulfonic acid,

  • Perfluoroundecane sulfonic acid,

  • Perfluorododecane sulfonic acid,

  • Perfluorotridecane sulfonic acid,.

(1)

EUR 1107/2009, as relevantly amended by EUR 2019/1009 and S.I. 2019/556.