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Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008
sec.95Preparing drinking water quality management plan
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### sec.95 Preparing drinking water quality management plan
Each drinking water service provider must prepare a drinking water quality management plan for the provider’s drinking water service and apply to the regulator for approval of the plan.
The application must—
be in the approved form; and
be accompanied by—
a copy of the drinking water quality management plan; and
the fee prescribed under a regulation.
The drinking water quality management plan must—
be prepared in accordance with the guidelines, if any, made by the regulator about preparing the plan; and
state the registered services to which the plan applies; and
include details of the infrastructure for providing the services; and
identify the hazards and hazardous events the drinking water service provider considers may affect the quality of water to which the services relate; and
include an assessment of the risks posed by the hazards and hazardous events; and
demonstrate how the drinking water service provider intends to manage the risks posed by the hazards and hazardous events; and
include details of the operational and verification monitoring programs under the plan, including the parameters to be used for indicating compliance with the plan and the water quality criteria for drinking water; and
for a plan prepared by the prescribed related entity of the relevant infrastructure owner—be accompanied by the owner’s written agreement to the plan.
s 95 amd 2010 No. 20 s 122 ; 2013 No. 23 s 331
(sec.95-ssec.1) Each drinking water service provider must prepare a drinking water quality management plan for the provider’s drinking water service and apply to the regulator for approval of the plan.
(sec.95-ssec.2) The application must— be in the approved form; and be accompanied by— a copy of the drinking water quality management plan; and the fee prescribed under a regulation.
(sec.95-ssec.3) The drinking water quality management plan must— be prepared in accordance with the guidelines, if any, made by the regulator about preparing the plan; and state the registered services to which the plan applies; and include details of the infrastructure for providing the services; and identify the hazards and hazardous events the drinking water service provider considers may affect the quality of water to which the services relate; and include an assessment of the risks posed by the hazards and hazardous events; and demonstrate how the drinking water service provider intends to manage the risks posed by the hazards and hazardous events; and include details of the operational and verification monitoring programs under the plan, including the parameters to be used for indicating compliance with the plan and the water quality criteria for drinking water; and for a plan prepared by the prescribed related entity of the relevant infrastructure owner—be accompanied by the owner’s written agreement to the plan.
- (a) be in the approved form; and
- (b) be accompanied by— (i) a copy of the drinking water quality management plan; and (ii) the fee prescribed under a regulation.
- (i) a copy of the drinking water quality management plan; and
- (ii) the fee prescribed under a regulation.
- (i) a copy of the drinking water quality management plan; and
- (ii) the fee prescribed under a regulation.
- (a) be prepared in accordance with the guidelines, if any, made by the regulator about preparing the plan; and
- (b) state the registered services to which the plan applies; and
- (c) include details of the infrastructure for providing the services; and
- (d) identify the hazards and hazardous events the drinking water service provider considers may affect the quality of water to which the services relate; and
- (e) include an assessment of the risks posed by the hazards and hazardous events; and
- (f) demonstrate how the drinking water service provider intends to manage the risks posed by the hazards and hazardous events; and
- (g) include details of the operational and verification monitoring programs under the plan, including the parameters to be used for indicating compliance with the plan and the water quality criteria for drinking water; and
- (h) for a plan prepared by the prescribed related entity of the relevant infrastructure owner—be accompanied by the owner’s written agreement to the plan.