We have a statutory duty to sample private water supplies on a regular basis, in order to ensure that the water meets the required standards and to protect public health.

We monitor the quality of water supplied by water companies. Our sampling is usually limited to the investigation of complaints from local residents or businesses concerning strange tastes or bits in the water.

Water is essential to life, but having enough clean, available drinking water is something that we often take for granted.

Information on what private water supplies are and ways they are tested.

The purpose of this document is to establish the policy and procedural processes relating to the interpretation and application of the Private Water Supply Regulations 2009.

Information on what private water supplies are and ways they are tested

Information on what private water supplies are and ways they are tested.