What’s new
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The Drinking Water Inspectorate has published its annual reports for public and private water supplies in England and Wales covering 2019
The reports cover the quality of public drinking water supplies and reports on the progress of local authorities in the regulation of private water supplies. Alongside the reports are published sample results and performance statistics for companies. Click here
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Publication of the executive summary of “Cryptosporidium: Enhancing the water industry’s capability to respond”
To increase the typeability of Cryptosporidium slide genotyping and improve the industry’s response to Cryptosporidium detections and the management of events.
- DWI has published Long Term Planning Guidance for water companies
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Publication of report “Chlorate in Drinking Water”
Chlorate is a disinfection by–product (DBP) that can arise where sodium hypochlorite, calcium hypochlorite, chlorine dioxide or onsite electrolytic chlorination (OSEC) are used for disinfection. Although there is a legal requirement for water companies to minimise DBP formation, there is no current prescribed concentration or value for chlorate in drinking water in the EU, although […]