Anglian Water Services Limited – Braintree and Bocking Water Supply Zone Odour

Notice under regulation 28(4) of the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2016 (as amended)

Reference: ANH-2022-00002

Version Number: 3

Water undertaker as appointed under section 6 of the Water Industry Act 1991 (as amended): Anglian Water Services Limited, with registered number 02366656 (hereinafter called ‘the Company’).

Assets Affected:

  • ZES35 Braintree and Bocking Water Supply Zone
  • TCOD Codham Water Treatment Works
  • TPAN Panfield Lane Reservoir
  • TPBW Petches Bridge Water Treatment Works
  • RCRTR Cressing Reservoir
  • YCOL Colchester Bures Supply System

Details of this Notice:

  1. The Drinking Water Inspectorate (‘the Inspectorate’) has received a regulation 28(1) report of the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2016 (as amended) (‘the Regulations’) from the Company dated 1 November 2021, which states that there is or has been a significant risk of supplying water to Braintree and Bocking WSZ (and associated assets as applicable) that could constitute a potential danger to human health or could be unwholesome.
  2. Consequently, this Notice is served on the Company by the Inspectorate on behalf of the Secretary of State, under regulation 28(4) for the assets listed above, for risks associated with:

Description of Risk

Hazard/ Hazardous Event/ Parameter

Hazard I D

Failure at Upstream asset (PCV breach)

Odour

For Example: ANH-ZES35-A003-DI0328

Table 1: Table of the hazards, hazardous events, and/or parameters covered by this Notice, including the Hazard I D numbers and the description of risks.
  1. The Company are required to satisfy the following requirements.

The date given is that until or by which the requirements must be maintained or satisfied, as appropriate.

Requirements:

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

  1. Regular review and update of groundwater risk and risk assessments.
    Date: Ongoing for the duration of this Notice
  2. Carry out enhanced monitoring for odour at the raw water sources feeding into Codham WTW, Panfield Lane reservoir (final water) and Petches Bridge WTW, as defined in the audit strategy.
    Date: Ongoing for the duration of this Notice
  3. Carry out enhanced monitoring for odour at the final water monitoring points at Codham WTW, Panfield Lane Reservoir (final water), and Petches Bridge WTW, as defined in the audit strategy.
    Date: Ongoing for the duration of this Notice
  4. Carry out enhanced monitoring for odour in the Braintree and Bocking PWSZ, as defined in the audit strategy.
    Date: Ongoing for the duration of this Notice
  5. Liaise with the HSA and local authorities in the event of any breach of a health-based standard.
    Date: Ongoing for the duration of this Notice
  6. Continue to investigate any odour detections at Codham WTW, Panfield Lane Reservoir (final water), and Petches Bridge WTW final water monitoring points.
    Date: Ongoing for the duration of this Notice
  7. Report any odour detections from Codham WTW, Panfield Lane Reservoir (final water), and Petches Bridge WTW final water monitoring points to the Inspectorate within 1 month.
    Date: Ongoing for the duration of this Notice
  8. Report any odour detections from Braintree and Bocking Public Water Supply Zone (PWSZ) to the Inspectorate from enhanced and regulatory sampling within 1 month.
    Date: Ongoing for the duration of this Notice
  9. Continue to monitor customer contacts in the Braintree and Bocking Public Water Supply Zone (PWSZ).
    Date: Ongoing for the duration of this Notice
  10. Monitor the enhanced monitoring results and the odour removal plan effectiveness, as part of the monthly Taste and Odour Task and Finish Group.
    Date: Ongoing for the duration of this Notice

(b) To review, revise or make operational the following measures, by the dates specified in each case:

  1. Undertake a review of any unusual activity within the aquifer.
    Date: Complete
  2. Design, document and implement an Odour Removal Plan for the system upstream of Braintree and Bocking PWSZ.
    Date: Complete
  3. Complete investigations into the odour forming compounds upstream
    Date: Complete
  4. Identify and implement any additional long-term strategies to reduce the risk of any future odour detections.
    Date: 28 February 2023

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

  1. Define an audit strategy to monitor the effectiveness of the measures specified in sections (a) and (b).
    Date: 30 September 2022
  2. Implement, and keep under continuous review, the audit strategy defined in measure (c)1.
    Date: Following completion of measure (c)1. onwards.

(d) Not to supply water for regulation 4(1) purposes to Braintree and Bocking WSZ, or not to so supply unless the specified conditions below are satisfied:

  1. Not Applicable

(e) To provide the following information in the time and manner specified below to enable monitoring of progress towards the mitigation of the risks:

  1. Provide a progress report annually.
    Date: by 31 January each year.
  2. Provide report on review of any unusual activity within the aquifer.
    Date: Complete
  3. Provide report on the Odour Removal Plan for the system upstream of Braintree and Bocking PWSZ.
    Date: Complete
  4. Provide report on investigations into the odour forming compounds upstream.
    Date: Complete
  5. Provide report on the identification and implementation of any additional long-term strategies to reduce the risk of any future odour detections.
    Date: 31 March 2023
  6. Submit the audit strategy for auditing the effectiveness of the measures, as specified in measure (c)1.
    Date: Complete
  7. Submit any revisions of the audit strategy produced under measure (c)2.
    Date: Within 1 month of a revision
  8. Submit a report in the event that any completed measures of this Notice need to be altered in any way, for any reason.
    Date: Ongoing for the duration of this Notice
  9. Submit a satisfactory completion report accompanied by a revised regulation 28(1) report with Board level Director sign-off.
    Date: 31 March 2024

Further Details of this Notice:

  1. Any product or substance used as a result of the requirements in this Notice must comply with regulation 31.
  2. Under regulation 28(6) the Inspectorate, on behalf of the Secretary of State, may by notice served on the Company, revoke or vary this Notice.
  3. Failure by the Company to comply with this Notice may result in enforcement proceedings under section 18 of the Water Industry Act 1991 (as amended).

Signed

Nicholas Adjei
Deputy Chief Inspector, on behalf of the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
9 February 2023
Reference: ANH-2022-00002 V3

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