Northern Ireland Statutory Rule SI 2017 Northern Ireland

Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017

Read it on legislation.gov.uk (opens in a new tab)
Enforced by
NIEA
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 1 of 29 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 28 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Statutory Undertaker26 Any Person1

Plus 2 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Statutory Undertaker — also bound by 195 other Acts
Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1

GENERAL

0 of 3 sections shown
3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Water Supplies to which these Regulations apply
Part 2

WATER SUPPLY ZONES

1 of 1 section shown
s.004 Water Supply Zones Regulated
  • Designate your water supply zones before each yearStatutory Undertaker
Part 3

WHOLESOMENESS

1 of 1 section shown
s.005 Wholesomeness Regulated
  • Supply wholesome water meeting quality standardsStatutory Undertaker
Part 4

MONITORING OF WATER SUPPLIES

6 of 7 sections shown
s.006 Monitoring Programmes Regulated
  • Monitor supplied water and review monitoring programme every 5 yearsStatutory Undertaker
s.008 Monitoring: general provisions Regulated
  • You must monitor water quality by sampling and analysing each supply zoneStatutory Undertaker
s.009 Sampling points Regulated
  • Choose water quality sampling points at randomStatutory Undertaker
s.010 Authorisation of supply points Regulated
  • Notify Department if alternative sampling point data would differ materiallyStatutory Undertaker
s.011 Number of samples Regulated
  • Take required number of water quality samples each yearStatutory Undertaker
s.012 Sampling: further provisions Regulated
  • Take water samples when you suspect the supply may be unwholesomeStatutory Undertaker
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.007 Monitoring: Group A and Group B monitoring
Part 5

MONITORING – ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

5 of 6 sections shown
s.014 Sampling for particular substances and parameters Regulated
  • Take and analyse water samples in each supply zoneStatutory Undertaker
s.015 Sampling at treatment works Regulated
  • Take and test water samples from each treatment works annuallyStatutory Undertaker
s.016 Sampling at service reservoirs Regulated
  • Sample service reservoirs weekly for water qualityStatutory Undertaker
s.017 Sampling: new sources Regulated
  • Sample new or restarted water sources before supplyStatutory Undertaker
s.018 Collection and analysis of samples Regulated
  • Collect and analyse water samples to the required standardsStatutory Undertaker
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.013 Interpretation of Part 5
Part 6

DEVIATION FROM MONITORING REQUIREMENTS OF GROUP A AND GROUP B MONITORING

0 of 1 section shown
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.019 Deviation from standard parameters and frequencies
Part 7

DRINKING WATER ABSTRACTION POINTS

1 of 1 section shown
s.020 Drinking water abstraction points: monitoring sites Regulated
  • Monitor your water abstraction points and comply with sampling noticesStatutory Undertaker
Part 8

INVESTIGATIONS, AUTHORISATION OF DEPARTURES AND REMEDIAL ACTION

6 of 8 sections shown
s.021 Investigations: Schedule 1 parameters Regulated
  • Investigate water quality failures and notify the Department and affected consumersStatutory Undertaker
s.022 Investigations: indicator parameters Regulated
  • Investigate and report failures to meet water quality indicator parametersStatutory Undertaker
s.023 Action by the Department Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Department must issue notice on serious water quality failuresCrown / Minister / Government department
s.025 Authorisations: terms and conditions Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Department must set terms and conditions for water quality departure authorisationsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.027 Publicity for authorisations Regulated
  • Water undertaker must publicise authorised water quality departuresStatutory Undertaker
s.028 Revocation and modification of authorisations Regulated
  • Notify the Department when the circumstances for your authorised departure endStatutory Undertaker
2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.024 Authorisation of temporary supply of water that is not wholesome
s.026 Authorisations: other limitations
Part 9

WATER TREATMENT

6 of 7 sections shown
s.029 Disinfection and other treatment arrangements Regulated
  • Disinfect and treat drinking water before you supply itStatutory Undertaker
s.030 Risk assessment Regulated
  • Carry out and keep up to date water supply risk assessmentsStatutory Undertaker
s.031 Procedure following risk assessment Regulated
  • Submit water risk assessment report to the DepartmentStatutory Undertaker
s.032 Contamination from pipes Regulated
  • You must treat water to reduce copper/lead contamination and replace lead pipes when requiredStatutory Undertaker
s.033 Application and introduction of substances and products Regulated
  • Only use permitted substances or products in water supplyStatutory Undertaker
s.035 Offences Prosecution
  • Use unauthorised substances or processes in water supplyAny Person

Unlimited fine

1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.034 Use of processes
Part 10

RECORDS AND INFORMATION

3 of 3 sections shown
s.036 Maintenance of records Regulated
  • Keep detailed records for each water supply zoneStatutory Undertaker
s.037 Provision of information Regulated
  • Provide water quality records on request and notify authorities of risksStatutory Undertaker
s.038 Publication of Information Regulated
  • Publish annual drinking water quality report and send copies to district councilsStatutory Undertaker
Part 11

REVOCATIONS

0 of 1 section shown
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.039 Revocations
Part 12

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

0 of 1 section shown
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.040 Transitional Provisions
Schedules

Schedules

0 of 5 shown
5 other schedules
s.sch003 (1) A monitoring programme established under Part 4 of these...
s.sch005 A water undertaker may use a screening strategy for gross...
s.sch005 Calculation of the ID The ID must be calculated from...
s.sch005 Performance characteristics and method of analysis. For the following parameters...
s.sch006 Revocations coming into operation on the 27th October 2017 No....

Help complying

Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.

1 more guide that reference this instrument
Water abstraction licences and drinking water quality in Northern Ireland

Connected legislation

The wider family of instruments made under the same parent Act.

Nitrates Action Programme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 SI 2014 Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
Private Water Supplies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 SI 2017 Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
Quality of Bathing Water Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 SI 2008 Northern Ireland Statutory Rule

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.