Private water supply charges
The Private Water Supplies (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 allow us to charge any relevant person (owner) responsible for a private water supply a fee up to a specified maximum for carrying out a risk assessment and for carrying out monitoring (sampling and analysis).
An overview of our charging arrangements are set out in the table below:
| Service (activity) | Maximum charge permitted (£) | Our charge | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Risk assessment | | Hourly rate (1) x time (2) | Minimum charge £57.70, simple risk assessment and report typically 5 hours |
| Sampling | | £62.20 | Charge for a visit and to take a sample |
| Investigation | | Hourly rate (1) x time (2) + any analysis costs | Carried out in the event of test failure |
| Authorisation | | Hourly rate (1) x time (2) | Application by the owner of a supply for permission to breach a standard temporarily whilst remedial work is carried out |
| Analysis | | | |
| Under regulation 10 (domestic supplies) | 25 | £25 | Where a supply provides <10m3 / day or <50 people and is used for domestic purposes |
| Group A parameters (commercial supplies) | £93.20 | Group A monitoring is carried out to ensure that water complies with the standards. Where possible it should be carried out at the same time as any requirement for Group B monitoring, to keep cost down | |
| Group B parameters (commercial supplies) | £93.20 | Additional parameters sampled less often to ensure the water complies with all safety standards. |
(1) – Hourly rate = £57.70
(2) – Officer time
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