PART IX TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
Transitional Provisions
35. Any authorisation given to the Department under regulation 20 or 21 of the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 and which has not been revoked or expired by 31st March 2007 shall have effect as if given to a water undertaker under regulation 20 or 21.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Regional Development on 8th March 2007
John Mills
A senior officer of the
Department for Regional Development
Regulations 2 and 4
SCHEDULE 1 PRESCRIBED CONCENTRATIONS AND VALUES
TABLE A: MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS
Part I: Directive requirements
(*)
Where water is supplied from a tanker see regulation 4(3)(a) |
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| Item | Parameters | Concentration or Value (maximum) | Units of measurement | Point of Compliance(*) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Enterococci | 0 | number/100ml | Consumers’ taps |
| 2. | Escherichia coli (E. coli) | 0 | number/100ml | Consumers’ taps |
Part II: National requirements
(**)
Compliance required as to 95% of samples taken for coliform bacteria from each service reservoir (regulation 4(6)). |
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| Item | Parameters | Concentration or Value (maximum) | Units of measurement | Point of Compliance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Coliform bacteria | 0 | number/100ml | Service reservoirs(**) and water treatment works |
| 2. | Escherichia coli (E. coli) | 0 | number/100ml | Service reservoirs and water treatment works |
TABLE B: CHEMICAL PARAMETERS
Part I: Directive requirements
| Item | Parameters | Concentration or Value (maximum) | Units of Measurement | Point of compliance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Acrylamide | 0.10 | µg/l | (i) |
| 2. | Antimony | 5.0 | µgSb/l | Consumers’ taps |
| 3. | Arsenic | 10 | µgAs/l | Consumers’ taps |
| 4 | Benzene | 1.0 | µg/l | Consumers’ taps |
| 5 | Benzo(a)pyrene | 0.010 | µg/l | Consumers’ taps |
| 6 | Boron | 1.0 | mgB/l | Consumers’ taps |
| 7 | Bromate | 10 | µgBrO3/l | Consumers’ taps |
| 8 | Cadmium | 5.0 | µgCd/l | Consumers’ taps |
| 9 | Chromium | 50 | µgCr/l | Consumers’ taps |
| 10 | Copper (ii) | 2.0 | mgCu/l | Consumers’ taps |
| 11 | Cyanide | 50 | µgCN/l | Consumers’ taps |
| 12 | 1, 2 dichloroethane | 3.0 | µg/l | Consumers’ taps |
| 13 | Epichlorohydrin | 0.10 | µg/l | (i) |
| 14 | Fluoride | 1.5 | mgF/l | Consumers’ taps |
| 15 | Lead (ii) | (a) 25, from 25th December 2003 until immediately before 25th December 2013 | µgPb/l | Consumers’ taps |
| (b) 10, on and after 25th December 2013 | µgPb/l | Consumers’ taps | ||
| 16 | Mercury | 1.0 | µgHg/l | Consumers’ taps |
| 17 | Nickel (ii) | 20 | µgNi/l | Consumers’ taps |
| 18 | Nitrate (iii) | 50 | mgNO3/l | Consumers’ taps |
| 19 | Nitrite (iii) | 0.50 | mgNO2/l | Consumers’ taps |
| 0.10 | Treatment works | |||
| 20 | Pesticides (iv) (v) Aldrin Dieldrin Heptachlor Heptachlor epoxide |
0.030 |
µg/l |
Consumers’ taps |
| other pesticides | 0.10 | µg/l | Consumers’ taps | |
| 21 | Pesticides: Total (vi) | 0.50 | µg/l | Consumers’ taps |
| 22 | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (vii) | 0.10 | µg/l | Consumers’ taps |
| 23 | Selenium | 10 | µgSe/l | Consumers’ taps |
| 24 | Tetrachloroethene and Trichloroethene (viii) | 10 | µg/l | Consumers’ taps |
| 25 | Trihalomethanes: Total (ix) | 100 | µg/l | Consumers’ taps |
| 26 | Vinyl chloride | 0.50 | µg/l | (i) |
Notes:
The parametric value refers to the residual monomer concentration in the water as calculated according to specifications of the maximum release from the corresponding polymer in contact with the water. This is controlled by product specification.
See also regulation 6(6).
See also regulation 4(2)(d).
See the definition of “pesticides and related products” in regulation 2.
The parametric value applies to each individual pesticide.
“Pesticides: Total” means the sum of the concentrations of the individual pesticides detected and quantified in the monitoring procedure.
The specified compounds are:
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- benzo(b)fluoranthene
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- benzo(k)fluoranthene
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- benzo(ghi)perylene
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- indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene.
The parametric value applies to the sum of the concentrations of the individual compounds detected and quantified in the monitoring process.
The parametric value applies to the sum of the concentrations of the individual compounds detected and quantified in the monitoring process.
The specified compounds are:
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- chloroform
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- bromoform
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- dibromochloromethane
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- bromodichloromethane.
The parametric value applies to the sum of the concentrations of the individual compounds detected and quantified in the monitoring process.
Part II: National requirements
| Item | Parameters | Concentration or Value (maximum unless otherwise stated) | Units of measurement | Point of compliance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Aluminium | 200 | µgAl/l | Consumers’ taps |
| 2. | Colour | 20 | mg/l Pt/Co | Consumers’ taps |
| 3. | Hydrogen ion | 10.0 | pH value | Consumers’ taps |
| 6.5 (minimum) | pH value | |||
| 4. | Iron | 200 | µgFe/l | Consumers’ taps |
| 5. | Manganese | 50 | µgMn/l | Consumers’ taps |
| 6. | Odour | 3 at 25°C | Dilution number | Consumers’ taps |
| 7. | Sodium | 200 | mgNa/l | Consumers’ taps |
| 8. | Taste | 3 at 25°C | Dilution number | Consumers’ taps |
| 9. | Tetrachloromethane | 3 | µg/l | Consumers’ taps |
| 10. | Turbidity | 4 | NTU | Consumers’ taps |
Part II: National requirements
| Item | Parameters | Concentration or Value (maximum unless otherwise stated) | Units of measurement | Point of compliance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Aluminium | 200 | µgAl/l | Consumers’ taps |
| 2. | Colour | 20 | mg/l Pt/Co | Consumers’ taps |
| 3. | Hydrogen ion | 10.0 | pH value | Consumers’ taps |
| 6.5 (minimum) | pH value | |||
| 4. | Iron | 200 | µgFe/l | Consumers’ taps |
| 5. | Manganese | 50 | µgMn/l | Consumers’ taps |
| 6. | Odour | 3 at 25°C | Dilution number | Consumers’ taps |
| 7. | Sodium | 200 | mgNa/l | Consumers’ taps |
| 8. | Taste | 3 at 25°C | Dilution number | Consumers’ taps |
| 9. | Tetrachloromethane | 3 | µg/l | Consumers’ taps |
| 10. | Turbidity | 4 | NTU | Consumers’ taps |