Surface Waters (Abstraction for Drinking Water) (Classification) Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 3001 of 1996). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision England Document type Regulation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Water supply Potable water Water quality standards Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations prescribe a system for classifying the quality of inland freshwaters according to their suitability for abstraction for supply as drinking water. The classifications DW1, DW2 and DW3 reflect the mandatory values assigned by Directive 75/440/EEC (quality required of surface waters intended for abstraction of drinking water) to the parameters listed in Schedule 1 to the Regulations. The Regulations also incorporate the methods of measurement, and frequency of sampling and analysis, for those parameters laid down in Directive 79/869/EEC. The Regulations, together with regulation 23 of the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 1989 and the Surface Water (Abstraction for Drinking Water) Directions 1996, complete the transposition of Directives 75/440/EEC and 79/869/EEC for England and Wales. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Amends Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 1989 (S.I. No. 1147 of 1989). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1989 Keyword: Potable water, Food quality control/food safety, Inspection, Water supply, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Surface Waters and Water Resources (Miscellaneous Revocations) Regulations 2015 (No. 524 of 2015). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2015 Keyword: Marine pollution, Freshwater pollution, Classification/declassification, Hazardous substances, Water quality standards, Potable water, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX