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The Water Supply (Water Quality) (Scotland) Regulations 2001

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I GENERAL

    1. 1. Citation, commencement and extent

    2. 2. Interpretation

  3. PART II WATER SUPPLY ZONES

    1. 3. Water supply zones

  4. PART III WHOLESOMENESS

    1. 4. Wholesomeness

  5. PART IV MONITORING OF WATER SUPPLIES

    1. 5. Interpretation and application

    2. 6. Monitoring: general provisions

    3. 7. Determination of sampling points

    4. 8. Authorisation of supply points

    5. 9. Numbers of samples

    6. 10. Sampling: further provisions

  6. PART V MONITORING – ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

    1. 11. Interpretation

    2. 12. Sampling for particular substances and parameters

    3. 13. Sampling at treatment works

    4. 14. Sampling at service reservoirs

    5. 15. Sampling: new sources

    6. 16. Collection and analysis of samples

  7. PART VI INVESTIGATIONS, AUTHORISATION OF DEPARTURES AND REMEDIAL ACTION

    1. 17. Investigations: Schedule 1 parameters

    2. 18. Investigations: Schedule 2 indicator parameters

    3. 19. Action by the Scottish Ministers

    4. 20. Authorisation of temporary supply of water that is not wholesome

    5. 21. Authorisations: terms and conditions

    6. 22. Authorisations: other limitations

    7. 23. Publicity for authorisations

    8. 24. Revocation and modification of authorisations

  8. PART VII WATER TREATMENT

    1. 25. Treatment of raw water

    2. 26. Contamination from pipes

    3. 27. Application and introduction of substances and products

    4. 28. Use of processes

    5. 29. Offences

  9. PART VIII RECORDS AND INFORMATION

    1. 30. Maintenance of records

    2. 31. Provision of information

    3. 32. Publication of information

  10. PART IX FUNCTIONS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN RELATION TO WATER QUALITY

    1. 33. Application and interpretation

    2. 34. Duties of local authorities: supplementary provision

  11. PART X ENFORCEMENT

    1. 35. Contraventions by water authorities

  12. PART XI AMENDMENT AND REVOCATION OF REGULATIONS AND SAVING AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISION

    1. 36. Amendment of the Water Supply (Water Quality) (Scotland) Regulations 1990

    2. 37. Transitional provision: programmes of work

    3. 38. Transitional provision: authorisations

    4. 39. Revocation of Regulations and savings

  13. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      PRESCRIBED CONCENTRATIONS AND VALUES

      1. TABLE A Microbiological parameters

      2. TABLE B Chemical parameters

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      INDICATOR PARAMETERS

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      MONITORING

      1. TABLE 1 PARAMETERS AND CIRCUMSTANCES FOR CHECK MONITORING

      2. TABLE 2 ANNUAL SAMPLING FREQUENCIES: WATER SUPPLY ZONES

      3. TABLE 3 ANNUAL SAMPLING FREQUENCIES: SUPPLY POINTS

      4. TABLE 4 ANNUAL SAMPLING FREQUENCIES: WATER TREATMENT WORKS

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      ANALYTICAL METHODOLOGY

      1. TABLE A1 Parameters for which, subject to regulation 16(5), methods of analysis are prescribed

      2. TABLE A2 Parameters in relation to which methods of analysis must satisfy prescribed characteristics

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      AMENDMENT OF THE WATER SUPPLY (WATER QUALITY) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 1990

      1. The amendments to the 1990 Regulations referred to in regulation...

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      PROGRAMMES OF WORK

      1. A water authority’s programme of work shall–

  15. Explanatory Note

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