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Good water quality is important, and every property must have a supply of clean, fresh water.
Water companies (in our area this is South West Water) regularly carry out tests to make sure the public water supply meets required standards. Contact South West Water for further information or complaints.
Good water quality is important for everyday life and every house or company must have a supply of clean, fresh water. A large percentage of the population in our area obtain their water from a private source, meaning from a source other than South West Water. Water can be obtained from a variety of sources from boreholes to springs.
Further technical information can be found on the Drinking Water Inspectorate.
There is mandatory annual sampling on certain supplies. These are:
The Council is currently required to carry this out.
Once we are aware of the supplies we will be in touch to arrange a sample visit and a risk assessment visit. The cost of the function will be passed to the person(s) who is/are responsible for the supply. The fee for a sampling visit is £82.68 plus additional cost for the laboratory analysis.
If the supply only serves one domestic dwelling there is no mandatory sampling. However, you can request a sample to be taken.
We can also carry out sampling for other purposes including house sales and can undertake a comprehensive sampling analysis for £184.19.
If the sample is urgent and for an extra fee, we can request the lab for quick report. If you would like to book a private water supply test please use the button below. We will be in touch to arrange a date for to sample to be taken.
The Private Water Supply Regulations, 2009, require the local authority to undertake risk assessments of private water supplies every 5 years.
We appreciate that many people have consumed water from private water supplies for many years with no apparent problems. However, if the suitability of a private water supply has been based on the result of water sampling, this can only establish the quality of the water at the time it was taken. This does not take into account any inadequacies or defects within the collection and distribution system which could allow contamination at other times. The risk assessment process will:
Please see below for the current fees. If the supply only serves one domestic dwelling there is no mandatory sampling. However, you can request a sample to be taken.
Function and notes | Fee |
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Risk Assessment Set fee for first risk assessment. |
£228.96 |
Sampling Visit Does not include analysis cost |
£82.68 |
Investigation In the event of a serious failure |
£120 |
Authorisation See below |
£100 |
Authorisation - Application by the owner of a supply for permission from the council to continue supplying water of a lower quality temporarily while remedial work is carried out on the supply.