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Public Health (Drinking Water) Regulation 1984.

Country/Territory
Papua New Guinea
Document type
Regulation
Date
1984 (2006)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Papua New Guinea Consolidated Legislation 2006.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Water supply Water abstraction Monitoring Water quality standards Inspection Authorization/permit Waterworks
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific
Abstract

These Regulations provide for the construction of water supply and treatment installations, prescribe standards for “raw water”, i.e. untreated water and standards for “drinking water, i.e. treated water that is supplied for use by consumers, and regulate inspections, sampling and analysis for water supplied under these Regulations. A person who wishes to install or construct any plant for treating water shall submitted to the Departmental Head: (i) details of chemical and bacteriological analysis of the raw water he or she proposes to treat; and (ii) particulars of the source of water; and shall obtain a written approval authorizing the use that water. An approval by the Departmental Head authorizes the person to whom the approval relates to take or abstract water for the purposes of treatment only from the raw water source named in the approval. The Departmental Head shall grant only approval in respect of raw water that meets the quality standards set out in the First Schedule. Drinking water shall comply with the drinking water quality standards set out in Schedule 2. It is the duty of a water supplier to ensure that drinking water supplied by him to a consumer complies with the drinking water quality standards. A water supplier shall, submit to the Central Public Health Laboratories samples of the water from his treatment plant and his distribution system for analysis and examination. Where it is established by analysis and examination that drinking water supplied by a water supplier does not comply with the drinking water quality standards, the Departmental Head shall by written notice direct the water supplier to take such corrective measures as are specified in the notice. In certain circumstances the Departmental Head may order closure etc., of treatment plant.

Full text
English
Website
www.paclii.org

References - Legislation

Implements

Public Health Act 1973.

Legislation | Papua New Guinea | 1973 (1998)

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Institution, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Water supply, Potable water

Source: FAO, FAOLEX