§ Mr. BurgonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions when the tenth annual report of the Drinking Water Inspectorate will be published. [130471]
§ Mr. MeacherThe Drinking Water Inspectorate has published its tenth Annual Report today.
The main features for 1999 were:
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- a further improvement in drinking water quality
- a further increase in the number of discoloured water incidents but signs of the beginning of an improvement
- programmes in place as part of Periodic Review to meet required quality improvements
- implementation of Cryptosporidium Regulations.
The Inspectorate has also published two leaflets for consumers. "How Good is the Drinking Water", will summarise the main points of the Report. "DWI Report on (Each) Water Company" gives brief details of the quality of drinking water supplied by individual water companies.
Copies of the Report and leaflets have been placed in the Library of the House.