Portsmouth Water Limited: All Catchments Risk Assessments
Notice under regulation 27(4) of the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2016 (as amended)
Reference: PRT-2020-00002
Version Number: 2
Water undertaker as appointed under section 6 of the Water Industry Act 1991 (as amended): Portsmouth Water Limited, with registered number 02536455 (hereinafter called ‘the Company’).
Assets affected:
|
Asset Name |
Asset Reference |
Corresponding Water Supply System Reference |
|---|---|---|
|
Aldingbourne catchment |
CALD |
YWSP-BOG |
|
Havant and Bedhampton Springs catchment |
CHAS and CBH |
YWSP-POS |
|
Brickkiln catchment |
CBKK |
YWSP-CHI |
|
Eastergate catchment |
CEGT |
YWSP-BOG |
|
Fishbourne catchment |
CFSH |
YWSP-CHI |
|
Funtington catchment |
CFUN |
YWSP-CHI |
|
River Itchen (Gators Mill) catchment |
CGAM |
YWSP-HSH |
|
Lavant catchment |
CLAV |
YWSP-CHI |
|
Lovedean catchment |
CLOV |
YWSP-LOV |
|
Lower Upham catchment |
CLUP |
YWSP-HSH |
|
Maindell catchment |
CMAI |
YWSP-HSH |
|
Northbrook catchment |
CNBK |
YWSP-HSH, YWSP-NBK |
|
Newtown catchment |
CNEW |
YWSP-FDR |
|
Slindon catchment |
CSLN |
YWSP-BOG |
|
Soberton catchment |
CSOB |
YWSP-FDR, YWSP-HSH |
|
Walderton catchment |
CWAL |
YWSP-WAL |
|
Westergate catchment |
CWGT |
YWSP-BOG |
|
Worlds End catchment |
CWND |
YWSP-WND |
|
West Street catchment |
CWST |
YWSP-FDR, YWSP-HSH |
|
Woodmancote and West Meon catchments are not included as the Company have indicated these are long term out of supply; the Company should notify the Inspectorate as soon as reasonably practicable if this changes and comply with requirements necessary under regulation 15. | ||
Details of this Notice:
- This Notice is served on the Company by the Drinking Water Inspectorate on behalf of the Secretary of State, under regulation 27(4) of the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2016 (as amended) for the assets listed above, for risks associated with the following risks.
- Ground truthing/site walkovers of hazards;
- Review of land usage hazards;
- Source-pathway risk analysis of identified catchment hazards;
- Risk from Cryptosporidium and turbidity;
- Risk from proximity or Source Protection Zone 1 hazards;
- Abstraction point site inspections: risk to borehole headworks (including flooding (pluvial and fluvial), ingress, borehole integrity and air vents), including review of the suitability of control measures in place (such as site drainage and maintenance inspections); and
- Risk from on-site stores of effluent (e.g. cess pits/septic tanks), including suitability of any control measures in place.
Requirements:
- The Company are required to satisfy the following:
(a) Review of a risk assessment:
- Carry out a review of the risk assessments for all of the Company’s catchments. The review or completion of new risk assessments (as applicable where risk assessments are found to be absent) must include the risks as outlined In section 1, that the Inspectorate has found to be deficient.
Date by which requirement must be satisfied: 31 March 2025
(b) Reporting:
- Submit the revised or new risk assessment (as appropriate) as outlined in section 1 and 2, accompanied by a Board level Director sign-off.
Date by which requirement must be satisfied: As soon as reasonably practicable upon completion. It is anticipated this would be by 30 April 2025
Signed
Nicholas Adjei
Deputy Chief Inspector, on behalf of the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
2 April 2024
Reference: PRT-2020-00002 v2