Case Studies Index
2021
A private water supply with restriction of use advice in place for three years.
Three private supplies used for public activities.
2020
A private supply discovered during CoViD-19 restrictions.
Improving a large supply (Regulation 9).
Lack of risk assessment on a historic Regulation 9 supply.
2019
Date | Title |
|---|---|
2019/05 (PDF 786KB) | Classification of an historic private supply |
2019/04 (PDF 56KB) | Regulation 9 Supply Undertaking Maintenance |
2019/03 (PDF 158KB) | Multiple uses of a private water supply |
2019/02 (PDF 73KB) | Establishing what constitutes a private water supply |
2019/01 (PDF 80KB) | Identification of a Regulation 8 supply and successful joint working |
2018
Date | Title |
|---|---|
2018/06 (PDF 301KB) | Section 80 Notice appeal |
2018/05 (PDF 127KB) | Long standing water quality contamination |
2018/04 (PDF 166KB) | Change of supply for long-term remediation |
2018/03 (PDF 58KB) | Private water supply dispute and disconnection threat |
2018/02 (PDF 362KB) | Prosecution for non-compliance of Regulation 18 Notice |
2018/01 (PDF 105KB) | Rainwater harvesting private water supply |
2017
Date | Title |
|---|---|
2017/05 (PDF 56KB) | Faecal contamination of a supply |
2017/04 (PDF 79KB) | Investigation of unusual taste and odour |
2017/03 (PDF 53KB) | Water quality affected by external quarrying activities |
2017/02 (PDF 64KB) | Dispute between relevant persons on a large Regulation 8 supply |
2017/01 (PDF 76KB) | Unsubstantiated report of illness from consumption of a private supply |
2016
Date | Title |
|---|---|
2016/03 (PDF 63KB) | Private supplies in salad growing nurseries |
2016/02 (PDF 115KB) | Successful prosecution of a relevant person for noncompliance with a Regulation 18 Notice |
2016/01 (PDF 83KB) | Change of status of a Regulation 8 supply |
2015
Date | Title |
|---|---|
2015/08 (PDF 3442KB) | Risks associated with change of use from a supply for non-domestic purposes to domestic purposes |
2015/07 (PDF 499KB) | An outbreak of Escherichia coli 0157 infection amongst users of a private water supply when staying in holiday accommodation |
2015/06 (PDF 104KB) | Inappropriate use of a private supply by a food business can give rise to substantive economic, reputational and regulatory costs |
2015/05 (PDF 94KB) | Reinforcing the challenges associated with identifying Regulation 8 supplies and the importance of fully understanding the Regulations to ensure the correct response during an investigation |
2015/04 (PDF 172KB) | Further evidence of farms as a category of premises at high risk of causing water to be unsafe as a consequence of unsuitable water supply arrangements |
2015/03 (PDF 74KB) | Identification of a new Regulation 8 supply, and the need for local authorities and water companies to adopt a joint approach |
2015/02 (PDF 75KB) | Consequences of a lack of procedures, site schematic or communication about the operating regime for a private water supply |
2015/01 (PDF 256KB) | Cross connection with a public supply |
2014
Date | Title |
|---|---|
2014/14 (PDF 112KB) | Treatment requirements at a public buildingcross connection with a public supply |
2014/13 (PDF 105KB) | What constitutes a ‘commercial premises’ within the context of the legislation? |
2014/12 (PDF 104KB) | Action in the event of a failure at a single domestic dwelling |
2014/11 (PDF 125KB) | Illegal connection |
2014/10 (PDF 119KB) | Remediation of a Regulation 9 borehole supply leading to the creation of a new Regulation 8 supply – an exception to the guidance on Regulation 8 supplies? |
2014/09 (PDF 98KB) | Disconnection of a supply |
2014/08 (PDF 115KB) | Dealing with common enforcement challenges: as illustrated by a case of a Regulation 18 Notice served on a large private supply to a school |
2014/07 (PDF 90KB) | Change of use from non-domestic to domestic purposes at a public building |
2014/06 (PDF 284KB) | Successful prosecution of a relevant person for non-compliance with a Regulation 18 Notice |
2014/05 (PDF 92KB) | The objective and purpose of Regulation 8 |
2014/04 (PDF 102KB) | Deershed Festival |
2014/03 (PDF 130KB) | Determining the validity of historic agreements concerning the source of a private water supply |
2014/02 (PDF 140KB) | Classification of tourist springs and wholesomeness issues |
2014/01 (PDF 208KB) | Verifying that improvement have been made to a village suppl |
2013
Date | Title |
|---|---|
2013/21 (PDF 55KB) | An example of a simple, but effective, regime for managing a private supply serving a public building |
2013/20 (PDF 88KB) | Exercising the power to enhance monitoring as a means of overcoming obdurate owners |
2013/19 (PDF 164KB) | Water safety plan approach to improving the safety of a private supply |
2013/18 (PDF 55KB) | Private supplies require active management to ensure they are safe |
2013/17 (PDF 59KB) | Illness reported by a visitor to a holiday cottage where the multi-barrier approach to water treatment had not been followed |
2013/16 (PDF 55KB) | Are local authority records of private supplies being taken into account proactively and beneficially during planning and housing decisions? |
2013/15 (PDF 60KB) | Realising wider benefits from local authority private supply data returns |
2013/14 (PDF 118KB) | Land agents – a sectorial group in need of water safety information? |
2013/13 (PDF 190KB) | The challenge of keeping private water supply records up to date – a joint local authority and water company task |
2013/12 (PDF 125KB) | Deciding whether a situation comprises a public or a private water supply |
2013/11 (PDF 55KB) | Regulation 8 supplies: out of sight out of mind? |
2013/10 (PDF 60KB) | Managing the risk to private supplies from chemical spills |
2013/09 (PDF 63KB) | Magistrates dismiss an appeal by a private supply owner against a Regulation 18 Notice |
2013/08 (PDF 59KB) | The public health value of keeping records of private supplies whether or not these are used for domestic purposes |
2013/07 (PDF 144KB) | Further evidence of farms as a category of premises at high risk of causing water to be unsafe as a consequence of unsuitable water supply arrangements |
2013/06 (PDF 192KB) | Case of E.coli 0157 associated with a private supply to a rented property |
2013/05 (PDF 60KB) | Enforcement action where covenants exist |
2013/04 (PDF 59KB) | Options for dealing with non-compliance with a Notice |
2013/03 (PDF 65KB) | Commissioning of a private supply to a large hospital |
2013/02 (PDF 84KB) | The risk to water safety posed by eco-building design and the absence of effective procedures for scrutiny of the water supply aspects of planning applications |
2013/01 (PDF 186KB) | Why having regard to Regulation 5 is preventative and will save costly complex investigations and remedies |
2012
Date | Title |
|---|---|
2012/10 (PDF 121KB) | Local authority successful in an appeal against a Regulation 18 Notice |
2012/09 (PDF 186KB) | Improving the safety and sustainability of a failing rural community water supply in a cost effective manner |
2012/08 (PDF 59KB) | Oil contamination of a private supply |
2012/07 (PDF 59KB) | Risk to a domestic water supply from another supply used for non- domestic purposes on a commercial premises |
2012/06 (PDF 153KB) | Repetition of illness among seasonal workers at a fruit farm associated with mismanagement of the domestic and non-domestic water supply arrangements on the premises |
2012/05 (PDF 59KB) | Effective collaboration between a local authority and a water company to resolve a sufficiency problem with a Regulation 8 supply |
2012/04 (PDF 60KB) | Appeal against a Section 80 Notice |
2012/03 (PDF 54KB) | Borehole risk assessment |
2012/02 (PDF125KB) | Contamination event due to insufficient source protection |
2012/01 (PDF 150KB) | Conflict of interests in relation to a failing private supply located in a local authority’s area where the relevant person (owner and manager) is the local authority |
2011
Date | Title |
|---|---|
2011/12 (PDF 150KB) | Prohibition of disconnection and securing the sufficiency of private supplies |
2011/11 (PDF 150KB) | The implications of not establishing that a laboratory is accredited and using only an approved or authorised method of analysis |
2011/10 (PDF 150KB) | Consumer complaint of illness highlighting an inadequate approach to maintenance by the owner |
2011/09(PDF 150KB) | Use of a Notice to secure the safety of a private supply through improved management arrangements |
2011/08 (PDF 248KB) | Unsatisfactory water quality as a consequence of using an unapproved treatment system |
2011/07 (PDF 103KB) | Change of use of a private supply from a single domestic dwelling to a food premises |
2011/06 (PDF 101KB) | Lead in drinking water, the overlooked health risk in small domestic private supplies? |
2011/05 (PDF 401KB) | Best practice in relation to co-regulation of drinking water safety at premises by water companies and local authorities |
2011/04 (PDF 103KB) | Use of Environment Agency data to inform audit monitoring |
2011/03 (PDF 168KB) | Effective application of the Private Supply Regulations to benefit tourism and the local economy |
2011/02 (PDF 102KB) | The need for a multi-barrier approach for a small surface water supply |
2011/01 (PDF 102KB) | Deficiencies with a newly constructed borehole |
2010
Date | Title |
|---|---|
2010/08 (PDF 251KB) | Spring supply serving a bed and breakfast business – mandatory action |
2010/07 (PDF 213KB) | Surface water supply to a public building with accommodation – Risk assessment |
2010/06 (PDF 118KB) | Failure of a borehole supply serving a public building |
2010/05 (PDF 295KB) | Failure of a borehole supply serving rented property |
2010/04 (PDF 101KB) | Arsenic in the supply to a holiday cottage – technical support and advice |
2010/03 (PDF 116KB) | Spring supply to rented property – risk assessment and Notice |
2010/02 (PDF 101KB) | Spring supply to a holiday cottage – benefit of risk assessment |
2010/01 (PDF 169KB) | Small domestic surface water supply – Risk assessment and Notice |