SEW (South East Water Ltd)

Report Data Range: For the whole year 2021

Table 1: Quality of water leaving service treatment works – European Standards

Parameter Name

Parameter Code

Prescribed Concentration or Value

Total Number of Tests

Tests Failed

1 Percentile (representing a minimum)

99 Percentile (representing a maximum)

No. of works with failures

Nitrite (Total)

A013B

0.1 mg NO2/l

720

0

<0.003

<0.003

0

Totals

720

0

Table 2: Quality of water leaving service treatment works – National Standards

Parameter Name

Parameter Code

Prescribed Concentration or Value

Total Number of Tests

Tests Failed

1 Percentile (representing a minimum)

99 Percentile (representing a maximum)

No. of works with failures

E coli (faecal coliforms Confirmed)

C002

0 number/100 ml

11,960

0

0

0

0

Total Coliforms (Confirmed)

C001

0 number/100 ml

11,960

1

0

0

0

Totals

23,920

1

Table 3: Quality of water leaving service treatment works – Additional Monitoring Requirements

Parameter Name

Parameter Code

Prescribed Concentration or Value

Total Number of Tests

Tests exceeding specification

1 Percentile (representing a minimum)

99 Percentile (representing a maximum)

Colony Counts After 3 Days At 22øc (Colony Counts)

C007

No abnormal change

11,950

N/A

0

12

Residual Disinfectant – Free

C009

No abnormal change

11,959

N/A

0.16

1,424

Residual Disinfectant – Total

C010

No abnormal change

11,956

N/A

0.21

1.58

Turbidity – Indicator

A002A

1 NTU

11,958

2

<0.1

0.16

Totals

47,823

2

Table 4: Quality of water leaving service reservoirs – National Standards

Parameter Name

Parameter Code

Prescribed Concentration or Value

Total Number of Tests

Tests Failed

1 Percentile (representing a minimum)

99 Percentile (representing a maximum)

No. of reservoirs failing standard

E coli (faecal coliforms Confirmed)

C002

0 number/100 ml

11,515

1

0

0

1

Total Coliforms (Confirmed)

C001

0 number/100 ml

11,515

2

0

0

0

Totals:

23,030

3

Table 5: Quality of water leaving service reservoirs – Additional Monitoring Requirements

Parameter Name

Parameter Code

Prescribed Concentration or Value

Total Number of Tests

Tests exceeding specification

1 Percentile (representing a minimum)

99 Percentile (representing a maximum)

Colony Counts After 3 Days At 22øc (Colony Counts)

C007

No abnormal change

11,530

N/A

0

>300

Residual Disinfectant – Free

C009

No abnormal change

11,523

N/A

0.05

0.7076

Residual Disinfectant – Total

C010

No abnormal change

11,523

N/A

0.11

0.85

Totals:

34,576

0

Table 6: Quality of water leaving bulk supply points – European Standards

Parameter Name

Parameter Code

Prescribed Concentration or Value

Total Number of Tests

Tests Failed

1 Percentile (representing a minimum)

99 Percentile (representing a maximum)

No. of supply point with failures

Boron

D005A

1 mg B/l

165

0

<0.04

0.25204

0

Bromate

F003

10 µg BrO3/l

165

0

<0.8

3.784

0

Cyanide (Total)

B003

50 µg CN/l

165

0

<2

5.556

0

Fluoride (Total)

A027

1.5 mg F/l

164

0

<0.05

0.2247

0

Mercury (Total)

B005

1 µg Hg/l

164

0

<0.04

0.05

0

Pesticides (Total by Calculation)

B010

0.5 µg/l

165

0

0

0.0327

0

Pesticides 2 4-D

P020

0.1 µg/l

165

0

<0.007

<0.007

0

Pesticides 2,4,5-T

P076

0.1 µg/l

165

0

<0.007

<0.007

0

Pesticides Aldrin

P002

0.03 µg/l

166

0

<0.007

<0.007

0

Pesticides Atrazine

P004

0.1 µg/l

169

0

<0.002

0.0165

0

Pesticides Bentazone

P006

0.1 µg/l

165

0

<0.007

<0.007

0

Pesticides Bromoxynil

P008

0.1 µg/l

165

0

<0.007

<0.007

0

Pesticides Carbendazim (Total)

P150

0.1 µg/l

169

0

<0.001

<0.001

0

Pesticides Carbetamide

P010

0.1 µg/l

169

0

<0.002

0.0102

0

Pesticides Chlortoluron

P014

0.1 µg/l

169

0

<0.003

0.0156

0

Pesticides Dicamba

P025

0.1 µg/l

165

0

<0.02

<0.02

0

Pesticides Dichlobenil

P098

0.1 µg/l

165

0

<0.006

<0.006

0

Pesticides Dichlorprop

P026

0.1 µg/l

165

0

<0.003

<0.003

0

Pesticides Dieldrin

P028

0.03 µg/l

162

0

<0.007

<0.007

0

Pesticides Diuron

P032

0.1 µg/l

169

0

<0.004

0.0076

0

Pesticides Epoxyconazole

P217

0.1 µg/l

169

0

<0.003

<0.003

0

Pesticides Fluroxypyr

P040

0.1 µg/l

165

0

<0.008

<0.008

0

Pesticides Flutriafol

P039

0.1 µg/l

169

0

<0.003

<0.003

0

Pesticides Gamma-HCH (Lindane)

P041

0.1 µg/l

166

0

<0.005

<0.005

0

Pesticides Heptachlor

P043

0.03 µg/l

166

0

<0.008

<0.008

0

Pesticides Heptachlor Epoxide – Total (Trans, CIS) (Heptachlor Epoxide)

P044

0.03 µg/l

166

0

<0.005

<0.005

0

Pesticides Isoproturon

P048

0.1 µg/l

169

0

<0.003

<0.003

0

Pesticides Linuron

P051

0.1 µg/l

164

0

<0.003

<0.003

0

Pesticides MCPA 4-chloro-o-tolyloxyacetic acid

P054

0.1 µg/l

165

0

<0.008

<0.008

0

Pesticides MCPB

P055

0.1 µg/l

165

0

<0.008

<0.008

0

Pesticides MCPP (Mecoprop)

P053

0.1 µg/l

165

0

<0.005

0.0077

0

Pesticides Metaldehyde

P226

0.1 µg/l 

24

0

<0.008

0.01

0

Pesticides Oxadixyl

P154

0.1 µg/l

169

0

<0.003

<0.003

0

Pesticides Pendimethalin

P118

0.1 µg/l

169

0

<0.007

<0.007

0

Pesticides Prometryne

P070

0.1 µg/l

169

0

<0.002

<0.002

0

Pesticides Propazine

P066

0.1 µg/l

169

0

<0.002

<0.002

0

Pesticides Propyzamide

P071

0.1 µg/l

166

0

<0.005

<0.005

0

Pesticides Simazine

P073

0.1 µg/l

169

0

<0.003

0.006

0

Pesticides Terbutryn

P077

0.1 µg/l

169

0

<0.002

<0.002

0

Pesticides Tri-allate

P079

0.1 µg/l

166

0

<0.005

<0.005

0

Pesticides Triclopyr

P131

0.1 µg/l

165

0

<0.015

<0.015

0

Pesticides Trietazine

P132

0.1 µg/l

165

0

<0.004

<0.004

0

Totals

6,849

0

Table 8: Quality of water leaving bulk supply points – Additional Monitoring Requirements

Parameter Name

Parameter Code

Prescribed Concentration or Value

Total Number of Tests

Tests exceeding specification

1 percentile (representing a minimum)

99 percentile (representing a maximum)

Chloride

D002A

250 mg Cl/l

166

0

10.9446

73.4229

Sulphate

A007

250 mg SO4/l

165

0

<2

75.996

Total Organic Carbon

A017

No abnormal change

165

N/A

<0.3

2.668

Totals

496

0

Table 9: Quality of water at consumer’s tap (zones) – European Standards

Parameter Name

Parameter Code

Prescribed Concentration or Value

Total Number of Tests

Tests Failed

1 Percentile (representing a minimum)

99 Percentile (representing a maximum)

No. of zones failing standard

1 2-Dichloroethane (Total)

F001

3 µg/l

639

0

<0.12

<0.12

0

Antimony

B008A

5 µg Sb/l

605

0

<0.2

0.4

0

Arsenic (Total)

B001A

10 µg As/l

601

0

<1

6.5

0

Benzene (Total)

F002

1 µg/l

633

0

<0.02

<0.02

0

Benzo[a]Pyrene (Total)

D007

0.01 µg/l

620

0

<0.003

<0.003

0

Boron

D005A

1 mg B/l

394

0

<0.04

0.16375

0

Bromate

F003

10 µg BrO3/l

432

0

<0.8

4.534

0

Cadmium (Total)

B002

5 µg Cd/l

626

0

<0.12

<0.12

0

Chromium (Total)

B004

50 µg Cr/l

626

0

<0.5

3

0

Copper (Total)

A024A

2 mg Cu/l

589

0

<0.008

0.7959

0

Cyanide (Total)

B003

50 µg CN/l

394

0

<2

7.43

0

E coli (faecal coliforms Confirmed)

C002

0 number/100 ml

5,944

0

0

0

0

Enterococci (Confirmed)

C003

0 number/100 ml

627

1

0

0

1

Fluoride (Total)

A027

1.5 mg F/l

394

0

<0.05

0.42135

0

Lead (10 – will apply 25.12.2013)

B007B

10 µg Pb/l

593

1

<0.9

6.084

1

Mercury (Total)

B005

1 µg Hg/l 

394

0

<0.04

0.05

0

Nickel (Total) 

B006A 

20 µg Ni/l

589

1

<0.6

14.34

1

Nitrate (Total)

A012

50 mg NO3/l

625

0

<1

45.674

0

Nitrite – Consumer’s Taps

A013A

0.5 mg NO2/l

627

0

<0.003

<0.003

0

Nitrite/Nitrate formula

A013C

1 mg/l

627

0

0

0.91344

0

Pesticides (Total by Calculation)

B010

0.5 µg/l

395

0

0

0.0396

0

Pesticides 2 4-D

P020

0.1 µg/l

404

0

<0.007

0.01095

0

Pesticides 2,4,5-T

P020

0.1 µg/l

404

0

<0.007

<0.007

0

Pesticides Aldrin

P002

0.03 µg/l

385

0

<0.007

<0.007

0

Pesticides Atrazine

P004

0.1 µg/l

397

0

<0.002

0.02002

0

Pesticides Bentazone

P006

0.1 µg/l

404

0

<0.007

0.02095

0

Pesticides Bromoxynil

P008

0.1 µg/l

404

0

<0.007

<0.007

0

Pesticides Carbendazim (Total)

P150

0.1 µg/l

397

0

<0.001

<0.001

0

Pesticides Carbetamide 

P010

0.1 µg/l

397

0

<0.002

0.00602

0

Pesticides Chlortoluron

P014

0.1 µg/l

397

0

<0.003

<0.003

0

Pesticides Dicamba

P025

0.1 µg/l

404

0

<0.02

<0.02

0

Pesticides Dichlobenil

P098

0.1 µg/l

386

0

<0.006

<0.006

0

Pesticides Dichlorprop

P026

0.1 µg/l

404

0

<0.003

<0.003

0

Pesticides Dieldrin

P028

0.03 µg/l

380

0

<0.007

<0.007

0

Pesticides Diuron

P032

0.1 µg/l

397

0

<0.004

0.00704

0

Pesticides Epoxyconazole

P217

0.1 µg/l

397

0

<0.003

<0.003

0

Pesticides Fluroxypyr

P040

0.1 µg/l

404

0

<0.008

<0.008

0

Pesticides Flutriafol

P039

0.1 µg/l

397

0

<0.003

0.004

0

Pesticides Gamma-HCH (Lindane)

P041

0.1 µg/l

387

0

<0.005

<0.005

0

Pesticides Heptachlor

P043

0.03 µg/l

387

0

<0.008

<0.008

0

Pesticides Heptachlor Epoxide – Total (Trans, CIS) (Heptachlor Epoxide)

P044

0.03 µg/l

389

0

<0.005

<0.005

0

Pesticides Isoproturon

P048

0.1 µg/l

397

0

<0.003

<0.003

0

Pesticides Linuron

P051

0.1 µg/l

386

0

<0.003

<0.003

0

Pesticides MCPA 4-chloro-o-tolyloxyacetic acid

P054

0.1 µg/l

404

0

<0.008

<0.008

0

Pesticides MCPB

P055

0.1 µg/l

403

0

<0.008

<0.008

0

Pesticides MCPP (Mecoprop)

P053

0.1 µg/l

404

0

<0.005

<0.005

0

Pesticides Metaldehyde

P226

0.1 µg/l

245

0

<0.008

<0.013

0

Pesticides Oxadixyl

P154

0.1 µg/l 

397

0

<0.003

<0.01

0

Pesticides Pendimethalin

P118

0.1 µg/l

397

0

<0.007

<0.007

0

Pesticides Prometryne

P070

0.1 µg/l

397

0

<0.002

<0.002

0

Pesticides Propazine

P066

0.1 µg/l

397

0

<0.002

<0.002

0

Pesticides Propyzamide

P071

0.1 µg/l

387

0

<0.005

0.01224

0

Pesticides Simazine

P073

0.1 µg/l

397

0

<0.003

0.012

0

Pesticides Terbutryn

P077

0.1 µg/l

397

0

<0.002

<0.002

0

Pesticides Tri-allate

P079

0.1 µg/l

387

0

<0.005

<0.005

0

Pesticides Triclopyr

P131

0.1 µg/l

404

0

<0.015

<0.015

0

Pesticides Trietazine

P132

0.1 µg/l

397

0

<0.004

0.004

0

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Total by Calculation)

B011F

0.1 µg/l

578

0

0

0

0

Selenium (Total)

B009

10 µg Se/l

607

0

<0.8

2.692

0

Trichloroethene & Tetrachloroethene – Sum Of 2 Substances (Total by Calculation)

D009B

10 µg/l

629

0

0

2.381

0

Trihalomethanes (Total by Calculation)

D011

100 µg/l

629

0

0

74.034

0

Totals

33,534

3

Table 10: Quality of water at consumer’s tap (zones) – National Standards

Parameter Name

Parameter Code

Prescribed Concentration or Value

Total Number of Tests

Tests Failed

1 percentile (representing a minimum)

99 percentile (representing a maximum)

No. of zones failing standard

Aluminium (Total)

A021

200 µg Al/l

2,006

0

<6

55.365

0

Colour

A001

20 mg/l Pt/Co

2,290

0

<1

1

0

Iron (Total)

A022

200 µg Fe/l

2,006

7

<4

119.632

6

Manganese (Total)

A023

50 µg Mn/l

2,006

1

<1.7

7.872

1

Odour

A003

0 Dilution number at 25°C

2,285

11

0

0

11

Sodium (Total)

A009

200 mg Na/l

607

0

3.816

63.184

0

Taste (Taste Quant)

A004

0 Dilution number at 25°C

2,281

0

0

0

0

Tetrachloromethane (Total)

D008

3 µg/l

643

0

<0.11

<0.11

0

Turbidity

A002

4 NTU

2,286

0

<0.1

0.3552

0

Totals

16,410

19

Table 11: Quality of water at consumer’s tap (zones) – Additional Monitoring Requirements

Parameter Name

Parameter Code

Prescribed Concentration or Value

Total Number of Tests

Tests exceeding specification

1 percentile (representing a minimum)

99 percentile (representing a maximum)

Ammonium (Total)

A014

0.5 mg NH4/l

627

0

<0.02

<0.02

Chloride

D002A

250 mg Cl/l

399

0

11.35

67.31

Clostridum Perfringens (Sulphite-reducing Clostridia) (Confirmed)

C004A

0 number/100 ml

627

0

0

0

Coliform Bacteria (Indicator)

C001A

0 number/100 ml

5,944

8

0

0

Colony Counts After 3 Days At 22øc (Colony Counts)

C007

No abnormal change

2,314

N/A

0

95

Conductivity (Electrical Conductivity)

D001

2500 µS/cm at 20°C

2,280

0

216

760

Hydrogen ion (pH) – Indicator (Hydrogen ion) (pH)

A006

6.5 – 9.5 pH Value

2,277

0

7.1

8.1

Residual Disinfectant – Free

C009

No abnormal change

5,931

N/A

<0.05

0.8468

Residual Disinfectant – Total

C010

No abnormal change

5,930

N/A

0.1

1.01

Sulphate

A007

250 mg SO4/l

406

0

9.207

79.981

Total Organic Carbon

A017

No abnormal change

401

N/A

<0.3

2.9

Totals

27,136

8

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