Private water supplies
If you have a private water supply, the Council has a responsibility under the Private Water Supplies Regulations 2009 to sample and monitor the water quality.
Find out more about private water supplies, including information about charges and results:
Bathing waters
The quality of water in swimming pools within leisure centres, private health clubs, hotels and out door pools, hospital hydrotherapy pools, jacuzzis and paddling pools is the responsibility of those managing the facilities.
Officers audit that Health and safety Risk Assessments are in place and ensure that a comprehensive water quality sampling programme is in place.
Monthly, weekly and daily sampling occurs according to the details of the Risk Assessment where this involves the taking of both chemical and microbiological samples.
Rivers and Streams
Please report pollution of rivers and streams to the Environment Agency and not the council
Phone: 0800 80 70 60
Mains water supply
Priority is given to ensuring there is an adequate quality water supply to premises involved in food manufacture and food handling, including:
- Food factories
- Food shops
- Takeaways
- Restaurants
- Hotels
- Public houses
The Council has a water quality monitoring regime for tanked supplies serving high-rise blocks managed by First Choice Homes.
United Utilities monitor their own supplies.