Introduction
The New Report Format
As part of its commitment to continuous improvement, the Drinking Water Inspectorate has further reviewed the structure and content of its Annual Report and introduced some major changes. This Report is intended for the reader wanting general information about the work of the Inspectorate and the quality of drinking water supplies.
Whilst briefly covering the full range of the Inspectorate's activities, this Report focuses on the extent to which water companies comply with the legal requirements concerning drinking water quality and the actions taken by the water companies and DWI where requirements are not being met.
All companies are complying with all the Regulations except where noted, and they are generally committed to improvement programmes to deal with those relatively few instances where regulations are breached.
For a good understanding of the sections on individual companies, is it important to read the Report as a whole.
Further Information
For the reader wanting greater depth of coverage and more technical detail, further insight on certain topics or more technical detail, a more comprehensive report is provided on the DWI web site.
This Report has a companion leaflet called ‘How Good is the Drinking Water?’. The leaflet summarises the overall drinking water quality position in 2000 and is available free of charge from: DETR free literature, PO Box 236, Wetherby, West Yorkshire LS23 7NB (fax 0870 1226 237). It may be viewed on the DWI web site.
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Published 11 July 2001
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