Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 (S.R. No. 331 of 2002).

These Regulations supplement Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1973. They also amend, for a limited period, the Water Quality Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 and will revoke and replace those Regulations on 1 January 2004. They are primarily concerned with the quality of water supplied in Northern Ireland for drinking, washing, cooking and food preparation, and for food production, and with arrangements for the publication of information about water quality.
Part I of the Regulations (regulations 1 and 2) defines terms that are used in the Regulations.
Part II (regulation 3) requires the Department for Regional Development to identify annually the areas ("water supply zones") that are to be relevant for a particular year for the purposes of the application of provisions of the Regulations.
Part III (regulation 4) prescribes standards of wholesomeness in respect of water that is supplied by the Department for Regional Development for cooking, drinking, food preparation and washing and other domestic purposes and to premises for food production purposes.
Part IV (regulations 5 to 10) provides for the monitoring of water supplies by reference to the analysis of samples.
Part V (regulations 11 to 16) contains additional provisions relating to sampling.
Part VI (regulations 17 to 24) provides for the investigation of every failure to satisfy a concentration, value or state prescribed by regulation 4 and for a report to be made to the Department.
Part VII deals with the treatment of water and regulates the substances, processes and products that may be used by the Department for Regional Development in connection with the supply of water.
Part VIII deals with the provision of information by the Department for Regional Development. Other provisions amend the 1994 Regulations.