Information letters for private water supplies

This page contains information letters to the owners and users of private water supplies and the Environmental Health departments of local councils regarding private water supply regulations and guidance.

Information Letter PWS 01/11 (PDF 3.2MB)

Guidance on the arrangements required to be put in place by District Councils to provide assurance to the Drinking Water Inspectorate that officers are competent in carrying out risk assessments and sampling of Private Water Supplies.

Information Letter PWS 03/10 (.PDF 1Mb)

Guidance on the arrangements for the implementation of Regulation 7 of The Private Water Supplies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 which requires a risk assessment to be carried out for each private water supply registered with the Drinking Water Inspectorate.

Information Letter PWS 02/10 (.PDF 132Kb)

Guidance on how Regulation 4(a) of The Private Water Supplies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 applies to bottled water companies and the information they need to provide to the Drinking Water Inspectorate.

Information Letter PWS 01/10 (.PDF 145Kb)

Information on the most significant changes to the regulation of private water supplies under the new legislation, The Private Water Supplies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009, which came into force on 18 January 2010.