Water Supply: Standards
Commons · Question 114201 · Tabled 20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Joe Morris
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken to ensure the enforcement of regular risk assessment and monitoring of private water supplies by local authorities as per their responsibilities outlined in
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 26 Feb 2026
Private water supplies are regulated by local authorities. They are responsible for identifying risks to the quality of the water and must have comprehensive monitoring programmes in place to sample the drinking water for any element, organism or substanc...