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Hafren Dyfrdwy Cyfyngedig – Pant DSR

Notice under regulation 28(4) of the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2018

Reference: HDC-2024-00002

Version Number: 1

Water undertaker as appointed under section 6 of The Water Industry Act 1991 (as amended): Hafren Dyfrdwy Cyfyngedig, with registered number 03527628 (hereinafter called ‘the Company’). 

Assets Affected:

  • R0075 – Pant DSR Combined Outer
  • ZSP14 – Pant

Details of this Notice:

  1. The Drinking Water Inspectorate (‘the Inspectorate’) has received a set of regulation 28(1) reports of the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2018 (‘the Regulations’) from the Company dated between 23 August 2023, which state that there is or has been a significant risk of supplying water from Pant DSR (and associated assets as applicable) that could constitute a potential danger to human health or could be unwholesome.
  2. Consequently, this Notice is served on the Company by the Inspectorate on behalf of the Welsh Ministers, under regulation 28(4) for the assets listed above, for risks associated with:

Description of Risk

Hazard / Hazardous Event / Parameter

Hazard I D

To address the risk of ingress contamination and microbial growth.

Total Coliforms (confirmed)

R0075-781-S-H035-C001-23P

To address the risk of ingress contamination and microbial growth.

E. coli (confirmed)

R0075-781-S-H035-C002-23Q

To address the risk of ingress contamination and microbial growth.

Clostridium perfringens (confirmed)

R0075-781-S-H035-C004A-2YX

To address the risk of ingress contamination and microbial growth.

Enterococci (confirmed)

R0075-781-S-C111-C003-2Q2

To address the risk of ingress contamination and microbial growth.

Residual Disinfectant – Total chlorine

R0075-781-S-H047-C009-161

To address the risk of ingress contamination and microbial growth.

Residual Disinfectant – Free Chlorine

R0075-781-S-H047-C010-1R3

Table 1: Table of the hazards, hazardous events, and/or parameters covered by this notice, including the Hazard I D numbers and the description of risks.
  1. The Company are required to satisfy the following requirements.

The date given is that until or by which the requirements must be maintained or satisfied, as appropriate.

Requirements:

(a) To maintain the following measures for the period specified in each case:

  1. Operate Pant DSR in accordance with company policy, standards, and procedures, aligning with recognised standards of good practice.
    Date: Ongoing for the duration of this notice
  2. Carry out investigatory sampling in response to any microbiological exceedances.
    Date: Ongoing for the duration of this notice
  3. Maintain twice weekly (as a minimum) enhanced sampling (in addition to statutory sampling) for Pant DSR. This must include, as a minimum E. coli, and total coliforms.
    Date: Ongoing for the duration of this notice
  4. Maintain proactive external site inspections, grounds maintenance, site security and asset maintenance, including periodic inspections of hatches, seals, redundant assets, sample taps, overflows, washouts, and air valves.
    Date: Ongoing for the duration of this notice
  5. Maintain an appropriate contingency plan for Pant DSR (including liaison with relevant stakeholders as appropriate), in the event of the site needing to be removed from supply to protect human health.
    Date: Ongoing for the duration of this notice
  6. Keep under review residual chlorine concentrations to ensure appropriate set points and trigger values are in place to prevent a deterioration of drinking water quality.
    Date: Ongoing for the duration of this notice
  7. Maintain records and evidence of the identification, decision making, and completion of remedial work at Pant DSR, to ensure a robust audit trail.
    Date: Ongoing for the duration of this notice

(b) To review, revise or make operational the following measures, by the dates specified in each case:

  1. Produce a plan of the mitigation actions required to remove Pant DSR reservoir from supply in the event of an emergency. Update the regulation 27 risk assessments to reflect this risk.
    Date: 29 February 2024
  2. Complete the enabling work required to remove Pant DSR reservoir from supply for physical internal inspection.
    Date: 31 May 2024
  3. Complete the physical internal inspection clean and carry out any remedial work required at Pant DSR.
    Date: 30 April 2025

(c) To audit whether the measures have been effective by the following means:

  1. Define an audit strategy to monitor the effectiveness of the measures specified in sections (a) and (b).
    Date: 31 March 2024
  2. Implement, and keep under continuous review, the audit strategy defined in measure (c)1.
    Date: Following completion of measure (c)1. onwards.

(d) Not to supply water for regulation 4(1) purposes from Pant DSR, or not to so supply unless the specified conditions below are satisfied:

  1. Not Applicable

(e) To provide the following information in the time and manner specified below to enable monitoring of progress towards the mitigation of the risks:

  1. Provide a progress report annually.
    Date: by 31 January each year.
  2. Provide the plan of the mitigation actions required to remove Pant DSR reservoir from supply in the event of an emergency.
    Date: 31 March 2024
  3. Provide a report of the enabling work required to remove Pant DSR reservoir from supply for physical internal inspection.
    Date: 30 June 2024
  4. Provide a report confirming and evidencing the completion of Pant DSR clean, completion of any remedial work required, and return to supply.
    Date: 31 May 2025
  5. Submit the audit strategy for auditing the effectiveness of the measures, as specified in measure (c)1.
    Date: 30 April 2024
  6. Submit any revisions of the audit strategy produced under measure (c)2.
    Date: Within 1 month of a revision
  7. Submit a report in the event that any completed measures of this Notice need to be altered in any way, for any reason.
    Date: Ongoing for the duration of this notice
  8. Submit a satisfactory completion report accompanied by a revised regulation 28(1) report with Board level Director sign-off.
    Date: 30 June 2026

Further Details of this Notice:

  1. Any product or substance used as a result of the requirements in this Notice must comply with regulation 31.
  2. Under regulation 28(6) the Inspectorate, on behalf of the Welsh Ministers, may by notice served on the Company, revoke or vary this Notice.
  3. Failure by the Company to comply with this Notice may result in enforcement proceedings under section 18 of the Water Industry Act 1991 (as amended).

Signed

Nicholas Adjei
Deputy Chief Inspector, on behalf of the Welsh Ministers
8 February 2024
Reference: HDC-2024-00002 v1

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