Important
protection for public health and environment.
The Water Fittings Regulations replace
water bylaws (in governing the prevention
of waste, misuse, undue consumption, contamination
and erroneous measurement of public water
supplies in domestic and commercial plumbing
installations) and represent important protection
for public health and the environment.
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Regulations are based on performance standards,
e.g. British Standards or those European Standards
being mandated under the construction Products
Directive. |
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| Copies of
the Water Fittings Regulations are available
from the OPSI website at www.opsi.gov.uk/stat.htm
- Full text of Statutory Instruments 1999
- No's 1148 and 1506, or can be purchased
by phoning OPSI on 0870 600 5522. |
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Enforced
by water companies.
The Regulations are enforced by water
companies, so further advice should be sought
from us or from the Water Regulations Advisory
Scheme on 01495 248454 (www.wras.co.uk).
The Scheme in partnership with the DEFRA has
also produced the 'WATER REGULATIONS GUIDE'
to provide more detailed explanation of the
requirements. Copies are available from the
Water Regulations Advisory Scheme. |
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Backflow
Prevention.
The Regulations introduced a new specification
to prevent the backflow of water from 1 May
2000. This brings the UK approach into line
with the emerging harmonised European Standard.
The system consists of five fluid categories
which reflect the potential toxicity of the
downstream fluids. These categories relate
to the risk posed to public health should
fluids contaminate drinking water. The specification
then equates each fluid category to the range
of suitable backflow prevention devices. Details
of the Backflow Prevention Specification and
guidance on it are contained within the Water
Regulations Guide. |
