Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 82811
Water Supply: Standards
Tabled: 16 October 2025
Answered: 22 October 2025
Question
Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat — Newton Abbot
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on private water supply risk assessments to ensure consistency.
Answer
Emma HardyThe Drinking Water Inspectorate publishes and maintains a suite of risk assessment tools on its website. These tools are designed to meet the risk assessment requirements of the Private Water Supplies (England) Regulations 2016 (as amended). It is not man...
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