Severn Trent Water Limited – AMP7 Brockhill BPS Pathogens
Notice under regulation 28(4) of the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2016 (as amended)
Reference: SVT-2018-00008
Version Number: 2
Water undertaker as appointed under section 6 of the Water Industry Act 1991 (as amended): Severn Trent Water Limited, with registered number 02366686 (hereinafter called ‘the Company’).
Assets Affected:
- Brockhill BPS T0086
Details of this Notice:
- The Drinking Water Inspectorate (‘the Inspectorate’) has received a regulation 28(1) report of the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2016 (as amended) (‘the Regulations’) from the Company dated 7 December 2023, which states that there is or has been a significant risk of supplying water from Brockhill BPS (and associated assets as applicable) that could constitute a potential danger to human health or could be unwholesome.
- Consequently, this Notice is served on the Company by the Inspectorate on behalf of the Secretary of State, under regulation 28(4) for the assets listed above, for risks associated with:
Description of Risk | Hazard/ Hazardous Event/ Parameter |
Hazard I D |
---|---|---|
Raw water risk requiring enhancement of the treatment process |
Cryptosporidium |
T0086-231-T-C111-C111-24U |
Raw water risk requiring enhancement of the treatment process |
E.coli |
T0086-231-T-H035-C002-23Q |
Raw water risk requiring enhancement of the treatment process |
Total Coliforms |
T0086-231-T-H035-C001-23P |
- 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:
- Continuous real time on line turbidity and chlorine monitoring.
Date: Ongoing for the duration of this Notice - Enhanced monitoring of raw and final water for bacteriological parameters and Cryptosporidium.
Date: Ongoing for the duration of this Notice - Continue to improve competency of operational staff, in particular in the identification and management of risk relating to drinking water quality.
Date: Ongoing for the duration of this Notice - Continue to optimise existing treatment systems.
Date: Ongoing for the duration of this Notice - Maintain catchment surveillance and make interventions to mitigate potential contamination.
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:
- Review and confirm the appropriateness of the proposed solution to provide Ultra Violet (UV) disinfection to secure or facilitate compliance with statutory requirements.
Date: Complete - Confirm completion of design and expected start date for construction of the agreed solution.
Date: Complete - Complete construction and commissioning of the agreed solution.
Date: Complete
(c) To audit whether the measures have been effective by the following means:
- Define an audit strategy to monitor the effectiveness of the measures specified in sections (a) and (b).
Date: Complete - 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 Brockhill BPS , or not to so supply unless the specified conditions below are satisfied:
- 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:
- Provide a progress report annually.
Date: by 31 January each year. - Confirmation of the appropriateness of the proposed solution and details of the strategy for auditing the effectiveness of the measures to be made operation.
Date: Complete - Confirm completion of design and expected start date for construction of the proposed solution.
Date: Complete - Confirm completion of construction and commissioning of the proposed solution
Date: Complete - Review the risk assessment for Brockhill WTW as required by Regulation 27(4) and subsequently submit a revised regulation 28 report accompanied by a signed board level declaration
Date: Complete - Submit any revisions of the audit strategy produced under measure (c)2.
Date: Within 1 month of a revision - 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 - Submit a satisfactory completion report accompanied by a revised regulation 28(1) report with Board level Director sign-off.
Date: 31 January 2026
Further Details of this Notice:
- Any product or substance used as a result of the requirements in this Notice must comply with regulation 31.
- Under regulation 28(6) the Inspectorate, on behalf of the Secretary of State, may by notice served on the Company, revoke or vary this Notice.
- 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 Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
13 February 2025
Reference: SVT-2018-00008 v2