Chief Inspector's Report 2002
Inset Appointment
| An inset appointment allows a water company to supply water to customers in a specified geographical area outside its normal area of supply. |
| There have been a limited number of appointments made to date and most have been between the existing water companies. Reference is made to these in the relevant company sections. |
26 Albion Water Limited
| Overall Water Quality supplied by Albion Water Limited in 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Water Quality at Treatment Works, in Service Reservoirs and in Water Supply Zones
To be wholesome, water must comply with the standards for the parameters set out in the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 1989. In 2002, the Company carried out a total of 474 tests on samples taken in its water supply zone and of these, 100.00% complied with the relevant water quality standards set down in the Regulations. A list of the parameters, the relevant standards and their significance can be found at the beginning of this section.
Water Quality leaving Treatment works
The Company has no treatment works.
Water Quality in Service reservoirs
The Company has no service reservoirs.
Water Quality in Water Supply Zones
The table below shows the data for the key parameters. All parameters were fully compliant during 2002.
| Parameter | Total number of tests |
Tests not meeting the prescribed concentration or value |
Number of failures covered by Undertakings |
Number of zones not complying with the standards |
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No |
% |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
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| Coliforms | 12 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Faecal coliforms | 12 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Colour | 4 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Turbidity | 4 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Odour | 4 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Taste | 4 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Hydrogen ion | 4 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Nitrate | 4 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Nitrite | 4 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Aluminium | 4 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Iron | 4 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Manganese | 4 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Lead | 4 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| PAH | 4 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Trihalomethanes | 4 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Total pesticides | 4 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Other pesticides | 323 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Temperature | 12 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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| All others | 59 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| TOTAL | 474 |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
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| 1 zone in 2000, 2001 and 2002 | |||||||||
The New Regulations
In 2002, the Company carried out monitoring for the six new parametric values set down in the new Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2001*. These Regulations come into force on 25 December 2003. The results are shown in the table below.
| Parameter | Total number of tests |
New standard |
Tests not meeting the new standard |
| Benzene | 3 |
1.0 µg/l |
0 |
| Bromate | 3 |
10.0 µg/l |
0 |
| 1,2 dichloroethane | 3 |
3.0 µg/l |
0 |
| Nitrite (ex-water treatment works) | Not applicable |
0.1 mg/l |
Not applicable |
| Clostridium perfringens | 3 |
0/100 ml |
0 |
| Enterococci | 3 |
0/100 ml |
0 |
* Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2000 in England
Compliance data for 2002 has also been analysed against the revised standards and the results are shown in the following table.
| Parameter | Total number or tests |
Current Standard |
Number of tests not meeting current standard |
Revised Standard |
Number of tests not meeting revised standard |
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| Antimony | 1 |
10.0 µg/l |
0 |
5.0 µg/l |
0 |
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| Arsenic | 1 |
50.0 µg/l |
0 |
10.0 µg/l |
0 |
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| Boron | 1 |
2.0 mg/l |
0 |
1.0 mg/l |
0 |
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| Copper | 4 |
3.0 mg/l |
0 |
2.0 mg/l |
0 |
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| Lead | 4 |
50.0 µg/l |
0 |
25.0 µg/l1 |
0 |
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10.0 µg/l2 |
0 |
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| Nickel | 1 |
50.0 µg/l |
0 |
20.0 µg/l |
0 |
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| Nitrite (at consumers' taps) | 4 |
0.1 mg/l |
0 |
0.5 mg/l |
0 |
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| PAH | 4 |
0.2 µg/l |
0 |
0.1 µg/l |
0 |
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| Tetrachloroethene | 4 |
30.0 µg/l |
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10.0 µg/l
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0
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| Trichloroethene | 4 |
10.0 µg/l |
Details of the new and revised standards, and the reasons for the revisions where applicable, can be found in chapter J "New Regulations and Associated Programmes of Work".
1 From 25.12.03
2 From 25.12.13
Company Audit and Inspection
The Company was inspected or audited by the Inspectorate on a number of occasions during 2002. Where relevant, report summaries are available in the 'Business and Technical' section of the Inspectorate's web site under 'Audit and Inspection'.
| Audit or Inspection | Date |
| Audit trails of three test results | December 2002 |
| Audit of sampling arrangements | December 2002 |
A number of recommendations were made in respect of action required to avoid the risk of a breach of a regulatory duty. These recommendations were in relation to the audit trails and sampling arrangements.
Incidents
No events were notified during 2002 by the Company as incidents.
Enforcement Action
No enforcement action was considered for the Company as a result of the Inspectorate activities during 2002.
Undertakings and other Improvement Programmes
The Company has no undertakings or other remedial programmes in place.
