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Failure of a borehole supply serving a public building
The subject of this case study is a borehole supply serving a public building which is a visitor attraction for children and families (an open farm with a café) and residential properties. When the local authority carried out check and audit monitoring under the new private water supply regulations, a sample of drinking water from […]
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Surface water supply to a public building with accommodation – Risk assessment
This large supply serves a small group of residential educational centres, holiday cottages and an office, and therefore it is classed as a large supply (Regulation 9). There is one land owner, but several different owners of premises. Up to 160 people may be using the accommodation at any one time. The supply originates from […]
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Spring supply serving a bed and breakfast business – mandatory action
This case study relates to a small supply serving five domestic properties. Spring water is collected in a common chamber from where it flows into intermediate chambers and then to loft storage tanks in each of the properties. Local authorities have five years (by 2015) to risk assess small domestic supplies and this supply had […]
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Small domestic surface water supply – Risk assessment and Notice
The supply in this case study is a small supply that serves two domestic dwellings. The dwellings are owner occupied, but the land where the source is located is owned by the local authority and the distribution network crosses Forestry Commission land. Unlike many small supplies, in this case there was a history of annual […]