Pollution Control - Water Purity

What areas of water quality do Environmental Health Officers look at?

• Private Water Supplies: For those who extract their private water supply from boreholes.
• Bathing waters: to include swimming pools at leisure centres, Jacuzzi's, hydrotherapy pools.
• Mains Water: To include Manufacturers of foods and drinks as well as occasionally looking at domestic supply.

Private Water Supplies

There are no private water supplies in the Fenland area, however the legislation we use is made under the Water Industry Act 1991 and the Private Water Supplies Regulations 1991.

This tells us what the standards of the water should be and how often we have to test the water depending upon its use.

Bathing Waters

Pool operators we are responsible for ensuring the quality of all our swimming pools to include leisure centres, private health clubs, hotels and out door pools, hospital hydrotherapy pools, Jacuzzi's and paddling pools.

We will respond to complaints from pool users as well as check arrangements for water quality during routine inspections, submit the online form or email envhealth@fenland.gov.uk or telephone 01354 654321.

Mains Water Supply

We also examine the quality of the mains water in our food manufacturers to include breweries and other food industries. We may occasionally become involved in the testing of domestic mains water in addition to the statutory water undertaker.

In addition, the Drinking Water Inspectorate (see related links) who are the national body for ensuring the quality of water, provide an annual publication titled 'How Good is Your Drinking Water'