Current improvement programmes

Notice of Regulation: Epperstone Water Treament Works

THE WATER SUPPLY (WATER QUALITY) REGULATIONS 2016 (AS AMENDED)

NOTICE UNDER REGULATION 28(4)

SEVERN TRENT WATER: EPPERSTONE WTW

Epperstone WTW (T0163)
Control Groups: Oxton

Water Accountability Zones: Nottinghamshire East (EM11), Nottingham Central (EM10), Newark (EM18)

Legal Instrument Database Reference number: LI/SVT/2018/00015

THE SECRETARY OF STATE:

  1. has received a report from Severn Trent Water (the “Company”) dated 03 July 2018 (the “Report”) which states that there is or has been a significant risk of supplying water from Epperstone WTW that could constitute a potential danger to human health.
  2. GIVES NOTICE to the Company under regulation 28(4) of the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2016 (as amended) that it must satisfy the following requirement:

For risks associated with:
• Nitrate

Requirements

(a) to maintain the following measures for the period specified in each case

  1. Sample monitoring.
    Date: For the duration of the Notice
  2. Continue to improve competency of operational staff, in particular in the identification and management of risk relating to drinking water quality.
    Date: For the duration of the Notice
  3. Continue to operate existing treatment systems to optimise performance.
    Date: For the duration of the Notice
  4. Regularly appraise risk.
    Date: For the duration of the Notice

(b) to review, revise and/or make operational the following measures, by the date specified below:

  1. Complete feasibility study of the proposed blending solution.
    Date: 31 March 2020
  2. Confirm completion of design and expected start date for construction of the agreed solution.
    Date: 31 March 2021
  3. Complete construction and commissioning of the agreed solution.
    Date: 31 March 2024

(c) to audit whether the measures have been effective by the following means:

  1. Define a strategy for auditing the effectiveness of the above measures.
    Date: 31 March 2020
  2. Implement the audit strategy outlines in (c)1.

(d) n/a

(e) to provide the following information in the time and manner specified below to enable monitoring of progress towards the mitigation of the risk of supplying water that would constitute a potential danger to human health:

  1. Provide a progress report annually by 31 January and against the following milestones:
    • Confirmation of the appropriateness of the proposed solution and details of the strategy for auditing the effectiveness of the measures to be made operation.
      Date: 30 April 2020
    • Confirm completion of design and expected start date for construction of the proposed solution.
      Date: 30 April 2021
    • Confirm completion of construction and commissioning of the proposed solution.
      Date: 30 April 2024
  2. Review the risk assessment for Epperstone WTW as required by Regulation 27(4) and subsequently submit a revised regulation 28 report accompanied by a signed board level declaration by
    Date: Ongoing for duration of the notice
  3. Submit a satisfactory completion report.
    Date: 30 April 2025

Failure by the Company to comply with this Notice may result in enforcement proceedings under section 18 of the Act.


Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Milo Purcell
Deputy Chief Inspector
06 July 2020
DWI ref: LI/SVT/2018/00015
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