Inspectorate activities
Regulation 8 supplies
The Inspectorate continues to work with stakeholders on this complex subject. Inspectors have attended health liaison meetings across both England and Wales to speak about the change to the technical brief on regulation 8.
The Water Health Partnership for Wales has formed a ‘task and finish’ group to look at this topic and produce an agreed plan between local authorities and water companies on how to identify these supplies, then subsequently risk assess and sample them.
In 2022, the Inspectorate wrote to water companies reminding them of their responsibilities associated with the onward distribution of their supplies, particularly the requirements of section 74 of the Water Industry Act 1991. In 2025, the Inspectorate has sought a data return from water companies to ascertain progress with complying with these requirements.