1. The response provided on 21 November 2018 to question 353 by the Department was adequately responded to. The Department monitors the data that is uploaded on the Integrated Regulatory Information System (IRIS) by both the Water Services Authority and Water Services Provider. Refer to the tables below for the compliance results for 2018:
Microbiological: Acute Health
Months |
Compliance |
Failures |
Samples |
January |
98.9% |
4 |
378 |
February |
99.7% |
1 |
351 |
March |
97.6% |
9 |
369 |
April |
98.3% |
6 |
353 |
May |
99.7% |
1 |
379 |
June |
>99.9% |
0 |
398 |
July |
99.5% |
2 |
386 |
August |
>99.9% |
0 |
392 |
September |
>99.9% |
0 |
383 |
October |
99.7% |
1 |
392 |
November |
99.7% |
1 |
390 |
December |
99.4% |
2 |
343 |
Total |
99.4% |
27 |
4 514 |
Chemical: Acute Health
Months |
Compliance |
Failures |
Samples |
January |
>99.9% |
0 |
101 |
February |
>99.9% |
0 |
92 |
March |
>99.9% |
0 |
92 |
April |
>99.9% |
0 |
84 |
May |
>99.9% |
0 |
88 |
June |
>99.9% |
0 |
96 |
July |
>99.9% |
0 |
92 |
August |
>99.9% |
0 |
92 |
September |
>99.9% |
0 |
88 |
October |
>99.9% |
0 |
92 |
November |
>99.9% |
0 |
92 |
December |
>99.9% |
0 |
80 |
Total |
>99.9% |
0 |
1 089 |
Chemical: Chronic Health
Months |
Compliance |
Failures |
Samples |
January |
>99.9% |
1 |
1 068 |
February |
>99.9% |
0 |
981 |
March |
>99.9% |
0 |
1 016 |
April |
>99.9% |
0 |
960 |
May |
>99.9% |
0 |
1 026 |
June |
>99.9% |
0 |
1 087 |
July |
>99.9% |
0 |
1 053 |
August |
>99.9% |
0 |
1 064 |
September |
>99.9% |
0 |
1 032 |
October |
>99.9% |
0 |
1 063 |
November |
>99.9% |
1 |
1 062 |
December |
>99.9% |
0 |
934 |
Total |
>99.9% |
2 |
12 346 |
Chemical -Non Health: Aesthetic
Months |
Compliance |
Failures |
Samples |
January |
99.5% |
3 |
293 |
February |
97.7% |
12 |
286 |
March |
95.8% |
23 |
289 |
April |
95.9% |
21 |
274 |
May |
96.0% |
22 |
287 |
June |
97.9% |
12 |
297 |
July |
99.8% |
1 |
295 |
August |
>99.9% |
0 |
294 |
September |
>99.9% |
0 |
292 |
October |
>99.9% |
0 |
297 |
November |
>99.9% |
0 |
303 |
December |
>99.9% |
0 |
271 |
Total |
98.6% |
94 |
314 |
Operational
Months |
Compliance |
Failures |
Samples |
January |
98.8% |
19 |
1 524 |
February |
99.1% |
13 |
1 428 |
March |
98.9% |
16 |
1 487 |
April |
99.2% |
11 |
1 418 |
May |
99.5% |
8 |
1 531 |
June |
99.7% |
4 |
1 596 |
July |
99.1% |
14 |
1 569 |
August |
99.9% |
2 |
1 591 |
September |
99.5% |
7 |
1 553 |
October |
99.4% |
10 |
1 585 |
November |
99.6% |
7 |
1 581 |
December |
99.4% |
9 |
1 392 |
Total |
99.3% |
120 |
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2. None, the water quality test as provided above proves that there were no tests that failed to meet minimum standards as they are well above 95% for each test conducted during 2018.
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