Welsh Statutory Instrument 2010 Wales

The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2010 (revoked)

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What's here

1 compliance obligation

Penalty landscape

1 of 1 obligation carry an unlimited fine.

Who this Act binds

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What this Act requires

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Part I — General

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Part II — Water Supply Zones

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Part III — Wholesomeness

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Part IV — Monitoring of Water Supplies

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Monitoring: radioactive substances

Part V — Monitoring – Additional Provisions

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Part VI — Drinking Water Protected Areas

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Part VII — Investigations, Authorisation of Departures and Remedial Action

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Part VIII — Water Treatment

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Offences

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  • Breach of water supply (products and processes) regulations Any Person
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Part IX — Records and Information

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Part X — Functions of Local Authorities in Relation to Water Quality

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Part XI — Enforcement

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Part XII — Revocation of Regulations

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Schedules

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Radioactive substances parameters

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Monitoring of radioactive substances

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Radon

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Tritium

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Indicative Dose

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Water treatment

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Averaging

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Monitoring for compliance with the indicative dose

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Where the following formula is satisfied, it can be assumed...

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Performance characteristics and methods of analysis

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The strategies referred to in paragraph 1 may include screening...

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Screening for certain radionuclides, or screening for an individual radionuclide

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A water undertaker must, in deciding which radionuclides require to...

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Screening strategies for gross alpha activity and gross beta activity

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If the gross alpha activity exceeds 0,1Bq/l or the gross...

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The Welsh Ministers may set alternative screening levels for gross...

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The radionuclides to be measured must be based on all...

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Calculation of the indicative dose

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s.001

Title, commencement and application

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Interpretation

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Water supply zones

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Wholesomeness

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Interpretation and application of Part IV

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Monitoring: general provisions

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Monitoring: radioactive substances

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Sampling points

s.008

Authorisation of supply points

s.009

Numbers of samples

s.010

Sampling: further provisions

s.011

Interpretation of Part V

s.012

Sampling for particular substances and parameters

s.013

Sampling at treatment works

s.014

Sampling at service reservoirs

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Sampling: new sources

s.016

Collection and analysis of samples

s.017

Drinking water abstraction points: monitoring sites

s.018

Investigations: Schedule 1 parameters

s.019

Investigations: indicator parameters

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Action by Welsh Ministers

s.021

Failure attributable to domestic distribution system where water is supplied to the public

s.022

Authorisation of temporary supply of water that is not wholesome

s.023

Authorisations: terms and conditions

s.024

Authorisations: other limitations

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Publicity for authorisations

s.026

Revocation and modification of authorisations

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Disinfection and other treatment arrangements

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Risk assessment

s.029

Procedure following risk assessment and prohibition of supply

s.030

Contamination from pipes

s.031

Application and introduction of substances and products

s.032

Use of processes

s.033

Offences

s.034

Maintenance of records

s.035

Provision of information

s.036

Application and interpretation

s.037

Duties of local authorities: supplementary provision

s.038

Contraventions by relevant suppliers

s.039

Revocation of Regulations

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DWI

Drinking Water Inspectorate

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