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Notice of Regulation: Chaddesley Corbett Water Treatment Works

THE WATER SUPPLY (WATER QUALITY) REGULATIONS 2016 (AS AMENDED)

NOTICE UNDER REGULATION 28(4)

SEVERN TRENT WATER: CHADDESLEY CORBETT WATER TREATMENT WORKS

Chaddesley Corbett WTW T0088
Control Groups: Kidderminster

Water Accountability Zones: Kidderminster ZWC20

Legal Instrument Database Reference number: LI/SVT/2018/00002

THE SECRETARY OF STATE:

  1. has received a report from Severn Trent Water (the “Company”) dated 22 June 2017 (the “Report”) which states that there is or has been a significant risk of supplying water from Chaddesley Corbett WTW that could constitute a potential danger to human health.
  2. GIVES NOTICE to the Company under regulation 28(4) of the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2016 (as amended) that it must satisfy the following requirements:

For risks associated with:

  • Selenium

Requirements

(a) to maintain the following measures for the period specified

  1. Monitoring of levels in final water through sampling and trending of data.
    Date: Ongoing for duration of the notice
  2. Compliance with local codified procedures for chlorination and catchment surveillance, including training of operational staff.
    Date: Ongoing for duration of the notice
  3. Continue to operate existing treatment systems to optimise performance.
    Date: Ongoing for duration of the notice
  4. Regularly appraise risk.
    Date: Ongoing for duration of the notice

(b) to review, revise and/or make operational the following measures, by the date specified below:

  1. Develop a contingency plan to maintain wholesome supplies to be implemented in the event that selenium levels in the final water rise faster than current models predict.
    Date: 30 June 2019
  2. Complete feasibility study of the proposed blending solution.
    Date: 31 March 2020
  3. Confirm completion of design and expected start date for construction of the agreed solution.
    Date: 31 May 2021
  4. Complete construction and commissioning of the agreed solution.
    Date: 31 March 2024

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

  1. Define a strategy for auditing the effectiveness of the above measures.
    Date: 31 March 2020
  2. Implement the audit strategy outlined in (c)1

(d) not to supply water for regulation 4(1) purposes from Chaddesley Corbett Water Treatment Works unless the conditions specified below are satisfied

  1. An assessment of Selenium concentrations in the final water is made and the levels identified do not pose a potential health risk to consumers.
    Date: For the duration of this Notice

(e) to provide the following information in the time and manner specified below to enable monitoring of progress towards the mitigation of the risk of supplying water that would constitute a potential danger to human health:

  1. Provide a progress report annually by 31 January and against the following milestones:
    • Following the development of a contingency plan to maintain wholesome supplies in the event that selenium levels in the final water rise faster than current models predict.
      Date: 31 July 2019
    • Confirmation of the appropriateness of the proposed solution and details of the strategy for auditing the effectiveness of the measures to be made operational.
      Date: 30 April 2020
    • Confirm completion of design and expected start date for construction of the proposed solution.
      Date: 30 June 2021
    • Confirm completion of construction and commissioning of the proposed solution.
      Date: 30 April 2024
  2. Review the risk assessment for Chaddesley Corbett Water Treatment Works as required by Regulation 27(4) and subsequently submit a revised regulation 28 report accompanied by a signed board level declaration.
    Date: 30 June 2024
  3. Submit a satisfactory completion report.
    Date: 30 April 2025

Failure by the Company to comply with this Notice may result in enforcement proceedings under section 18 of the Act. Further contravention of the regulation 28(4)(d) requirement in this Notice is an offence and a person guilty of the offence shall be liable on conviction to a fine.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Milo Purcell
Deputy Chief Inspector
3 April 2019
DWI ref: LI/SVT/2018/00002
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