Quality required of Surface Water intended for the Abstraction of Drinking Water Regulations, 2001 (L.N. No. 339 of 2001). Pays/Territoire Malte Type du document Règlement Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Supplement to the Official Gazette No. 17,181 of 28 December 2001, pp. B 3819-27. Sujet Alimentation et nutrition, Eau Mot clé Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Eau potable Approvisionnement en eau Pollution des eaux douces Eaux superficielles Normes de qualité de l'eau Lutte contre la pollution Aire géographique Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Méditerranée, Europe du Sud Résumé These Regulations concern quality requirements which shall be met by surface waters used or intended for use in the abstraction of drinking water after appropriate treatment. They shall not apply to groundwater, brackish water and water intended to replenish "water-bearing beds". For the purposes of these Regulations, all surface water intended for human consumption and supplied by distribution networks for public use shall be considered drinking water. Surface waters shall be divided into three categories (A1,A2 and A3) in accordance with the quality and characteristics of the water as set out in Annex II. Appropriate standard methods of treatment are given in Annex I. In accordance with regulation 5, the Competent authority may apply more stringent values than those given in Annex II, and may anyhow revised, but may never lead to deterioration of the current quality of surface water. The Competent Authority shall draw up an action plan and observe other requirements set out in regulation 5 for the protection of quality of surface waters. Regulation 9 specifies circumstances under which these Regulations may be waived. Regulation 10 defines offences. Texte intégral Anglais Références - Législation Implemente Environment Protection Act, 2001 (Act No. XX of 2001). Législation | Malte | 2001 Mot clé: Législation de base, Planification environnementale, Institution, Lutte contre la pollution, Autorisation/permis, EIA, Fonds spécial, Inspection, Politique/planification, Biodiversité, Gestion/conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX