S.L. 549.100 Art. 8Waters used for the abstraction of drinking water.

(1) The competent authority shall identify:

(a) all bodies of water used for the abstraction of water intended for human consumption providing more than ten metres cubed a day as an average or serving more than fifty persons; and

(b) those bodies of water intended for such future use.

The competent authority shall monitor, in accordance with Schedule V, those bodies of water which, according to Schedule V, provide more than one hundred metres cubed a day as an average.

(2) For each body of water identified under sub-regulation (1), in addition to meeting the objectives of regulation 4 in accordance with the requirements of these regulations, for surface water bodies, the competent authority shall ensure that under the water treatment regime applied, the resulting water will meet the requirements of any regulations related to the quality of water intended for human consumption.

(3) The competent authority shall ensure the necessary protection for the bodies of water identified with the aim of avoiding deterioration in their quality in order to reduce the level of purification treatment required in the production of drinking water. The competent authority may establish safeguard zones for those bodies of water and take those measures so necessary to secure the appropriate safeguards as defined in supplementary guidance to these regulations.