新加坡饮用水标准.pdf

《新加坡饮用水标准.pdf》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《新加坡饮用水标准.pdf（10页珍藏版）》请在得力文库 - 分享文档赚钱的网站上搜索。

1、The law stated here is as of 11 November 2008.This legislation is reproduced in accordance with permission granted by the Government of Singapore.The Government of Singapore and NEA hereby disclaim responsibility for the accuracy or currency of the materials contained in this document.No claim for d

2、amages,actual anticipated or consequential,economic or otherwise,will be entertained.The latest version of any legislation is available online through the LawNet Legal Workbench service operated by the Singapore Academy of Law.Please visit http:/.sg for more information.The legally qualified user sh

3、ould not rely on this copy to render legal advice.The non-legally qualified user should seek qualified legal advice if he has a specific matter which requires interpretation of this legislation.S 35 ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH ACT(CHAPTER 95)ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH(QUALITY OF PIPED DRINKING WATE

4、R)REGULATIONS 2008 In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 80 and 111 of the Environmental Public Health Act,the National Environment Agency,with the approval of the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources,hereby makes the following Regulations:Arrangement of Provisions PART I PRELI

5、MINARY 1 Citation and commencement 2 Definitions PART II QUALITY OF PIPED DRINKING WATER 3 Standards for quality of piped drinking water PART III SAMPLING,TESTING AND ANALYSIS OF PIPED DRINKING WATER 4 Codes of practice 5 Water sampling plans and water safety plans 6 Review of water safety plan 7 Sa

6、mpling,testing,analysis,etc.,of piped drinking water PART IV MISCELLANEOUS 8 Power to require information 9 Remedial measures 10 Maintenance of records THE SCHEDULE DRINKING WATER QUALITY STANDARDS Page 1 of 10 Actual Provisions PART I PRELIMINARY Citation and commencement 1.These Regulations may be

7、 cited as the Environmental Public Health(Quality of Piped Drinking Water)Regulations 2008 and shall come into operation on 1st August 2008.Definitions 2.In these Regulations,unless the context otherwise requires code of practice means a code of practice issued or approved by the Director-General un

8、der regulation 4;parameter means any property,characteristic,element,contaminant,substance or organism that is referred to in the Schedule;piped drinking water means piped water for human consumption but does not include piped water for human consumption that is supplied solely to the Public Utiliti

9、es Board;supplier means any person who sells or supplies piped drinking water through a system of supply that uses a water treatment plant and a distribution network main connected to the service pipes or storage tanks in any area or to any premises;water safety plan means a plan describing the risk

10、 assessment and risk management measures that are or are to be used in order to minimise the likelihood of any piped drinking water failing to comply with the standards specified in the Schedule;water sampling plan means a plan containing information regarding the sampling and testing of piped drink

11、ing water,including (a)the parameters to be tested;(b)the test methods to be used;(c)the frequency of the tests;(d)the sampling locations;(e)the sampling protocol;(f)the submission of samples of the piped drinking water to an approved testing laboratory for analysis;and(g)such other information as m

12、ay be required by the Director-General;water treatment plant means a plant that produces piped drinking water.Page 2 of 10PART II QUALITY OF PIPED DRINKING WATER Standards for quality of piped drinking water 3.(1)Piped drinking water must comply with the standards specified in the Schedule.(2)For th

13、e purposes of sections 78 and 79 of the Act,piped drinking water that does not comply with the standards specified in the Schedule is unwholesome.(3)Nothing in paragraph(2)shall preclude any piped drinking water from being regarded as unwholesome for the purposes of section 78 or 79 of the Act for a

14、ny reason other than non-compliance with the standards specified in the Schedule.PART III SAMPLING,TESTING AND ANALYSIS OF PIPED DRINKING WATER Codes of practice 4.(1)The Director-General may issue or approve,and may from time to time modify,a code of practice setting out (a)the requirements for wat

15、er sampling plans and water safety plans;and(b)other procedural requirements for the purposes of these Regulations.(2)A copy of the code of practice issued or approved by the Director-General under paragraph(1)(a)is obtainable from the National Environment Agency,40 Scotts Road,Singapore 228231 duri

16、ng such hours as that office is open for business;and(b)is available on the Internet website of the Agency at http:/www.nea.gov.sg.Water sampling plans and water safety plans 5.(1)Every supplier shall prepare and implement a water safety plan and a water sampling plan for the purpose of ensuring tha

17、t the piped drinking water that is being supplied by him complies with the standards specified in the Schedule.(2)The water safety plan and water sampling plan shall be (a)prepared in accordance with the relevant code of practice;and(b)submitted to the Director-General for approval before being impl

18、emented.(3)Where the Director-General is of the opinion that any water safety plan or water sampling plan submitted to him by a supplier under paragraph(2)(b)(a)does not comply with the relevant code of practice;or(b)is otherwise inadequate for the purposes of minimising the likelihood of any piped

19、drinking water failing to comply with the standards specified in the Schedule,Page 3 of 10the Director-General may direct the supplier to review and,if necessary,amend the water safety plan or water sampling plan in such manner as the Director-General considers fit,and the supplier shall accordingly

20、 review and,if so directed,amend the water safety plan or water sampling plan(as the case may be).(4)Where the Director-General has approved a water safety plan or a water sampling plan submitted to him by a supplier under paragraph(2)(b),the supplier shall not thereafter amend or substitute the wat

21、er safety plan or water sampling plan without the prior written approval of the Director-General.(5)Any supplier who contravenes paragraph(1),(2)(b),(3)or(4)shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding$10,000 and,in the case of a continuing offence,to a fur

22、ther fine not exceeding$500 for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction.Review of water safety plan 6.(1)Every supplier shall,at least once a year,conduct a review of the water safety plan implemented by him under regulation 5.(2)The review referred to in paragr

23、aph(1)shall be conducted in accordance with the relevant code of practice.(3)Every supplier shall,within 2 weeks of the completion of the review conducted under paragraph(1)or within such longer period as the Director-General may allow,submit to the Director-General in such form and manner as the Di

24、rector-General may require,a report stating the results of the review and such other information as may be required by the Director-General.(4)Where the Director-General is of the opinion that a supplier has not conducted the review of his water safety plan in accordance with the relevant code of pr

25、actice or in an otherwise satisfactory manner,the Director-General may direct the supplier to conduct a further review of the water safety plan and submit a further report to him within such time as the Director-General may allow,and the supplier shall accordingly conduct the further review and subm

26、it the further report to the Director-General.(5)Any supplier who contravenes paragraph(1),(3)or(4)shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding$10,000 and,in the case of a continuing offence,to a further fine not exceeding$500 for every day or part thereof

27、during which the offence continues after conviction.Sampling,testing,analysis,etc.,of piped drinking water 7.(1)Every supplier shall monitor the quality of the piped drinking water being supplied by him and ensure that (a)the piped drinking water is sampled,tested and analysed in accordance with the

28、 water sampling plan approved by the Director-General under regulation 5;(b)adequate measures are put in place to prevent the contamination or adulteration of the samples taken for testing and analysis;and(c)the testing of the samples is carried out (i)in a testing laboratory approved by the Directo

29、r-General;or(ii)at such other place as the Director-General may allow.(2)Where,pursuant to paragraph(1)(c)(ii),the testing of the samples is carried out at a place Page 4 of 10that is not a testing laboratory,the supplier shall ensure that the kit or equipment used for testing the samples (a)is adeq

30、uate for the proper and efficient performance of any category of analysis as required by the Director-General;(b)is regularly checked for proper calibration and accuracy;and(c)is maintained in good working condition.(3)A supplier shall,if so required by the Director-General in writing,submit to the

31、Director-General for further testing and analysis samples of the piped drinking water being supplied by the supplier.(4)A supplier shall bear the costs of sampling,testing and analysing any piped drinking water under this regulation.(5)Any supplier who contravenes paragraph(1),(2)or(3)shall be guilt

32、y of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding$10,000.PART IV MISCELLANEOUS Power to require information 8.(1)The Director-General may,by notice in writing,require a supplier to furnish him,within the time specified in the notice,with such information or document as the Di

33、rector-General may require concerning (a)the processes and operations that are or are to be employed by the supplier in the production and supply of piped drinking water;(b)the materials and chemicals that are or are to be used by the supplier in the production and supply of piped drinking water;(c)

34、the water safety plan that has been prepared and implemented by the supplier for the purposes of regulation 5;(d)the monitoring of the quality of the piped drinking water being supplied by the supplier,the sampling and testing of such piped drinking water and the results of the analysis carried out

35、thereon;and(e)such other matter as the Director-General thinks necessary,relevant or useful for the purpose of ascertaining whether the piped drinking water being supplied by the supplier complies with the standards specified in the Schedule.(2)Any supplier who (a)refuses or fails,without reasonable

36、 excuse,to comply with a notice under paragraph(1);or(b)in compliance or purported compliance with a notice under paragraph(1),furnishes the Director-General with any information or document which he knows to be false in a material particular,or recklessly makes a statement which is false in a mater

37、ial particular,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding$10,000.Page 5 of 10Remedial measures 9.(1)Where a supplier becomes aware or has reason to suspect that the piped drinking water being supplied by him does not or might not comply with the standards

38、 specified in the Schedule,he shall,as soon as practicable but within 24 hours (a)notify the Director-General of the situation;and(b)take such appropriate measures as may be necessary to remedy the situation.(2)The notification referred to in paragraph(1)(a)shall be made in such form and manner as t

39、he Director-General may require and shall include (a)an explanation of the situation(including the possible causes of the non-compliance and details of the non-compliance of the piped drinking water with the standards specified in the Schedule);(b)the potential adverse effects on public health that

40、have arisen or can arise from the situation;(c)the measures that the supplier is taking to remedy the situation;and(d)such other information as the Director-General may require.(3)The Director-General may,by notice in writing,require the supplier to take,within the time specified in the notice,such

41、additional remedial measures as the Director-General considers necessary,and the supplier shall comply with such notice.(4)Any supplier who contravenes paragraph(1),(2)or(3)shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding$10,000.Maintenance of records 10.(1)Eve

42、ry supplier shall keep and maintain,in such form and manner as the Director-General may require,complete and accurate records of (a)the water sampling plan and water safety plan implemented by the supplier for the purposes of regulation 5;(b)every water sampling exercise and the result of every test

43、 and analysis undertaken by the supplier under regulation 7;(c)every remedial measure and other action taken by the supplier under regulation 9;and(d)such other matter as the Director-General may specify in relation to the supply of piped drinking water by the supplier.(2)For the purposes of paragra

44、ph(1),every supplier shall,unless the Director-General otherwise directs,keep and maintain (a)the record of the results of any test relating to any chemical parameter for a minimum period of 10 years from the date of the test;(b)the record relating to the suppliers water sampling plan for a minimum

45、period of 10 years from (i)the date of its implementation;or Page 6 of 10(ii)where the water sampling plan has been amended or substituted,the date of the amendment or substitution,as the case may be;and(c)any other record for a minimum period of 5 years from the date of the taking of the measure or

46、 action to which the record relates.(3)Every supplier shall,if so required by the Director-General,submit any record maintained by him under paragraph(1)to the Director-General for inspection.(4)Any supplier who contravenes paragraph(1),(2)or(3)shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on co

47、nviction to a fine not exceeding$10,000.THE SCHEDULE Regulations 2,3,5,8 and 9DRINKING WATER QUALITY STANDARDS Part I Microbial parameters:1.Escherichia coli(or alternatively,thermotolerant coliform bacteria):shall not be detectable in any 100 millilitre sample Part II Physico-chemical parameters:1.

48、Colour:shall not exceed 15 True Colour Units2.Turbidity:shall not exceed 5 Nephelometric Turbidity Units3.pH:6.5-9.5 Part III Radiological parameters:1.Gross Alpha activity:shall not exceed 0.5 becquerel/litre2.Gross Beta activity:shall not exceed 1 becquerel/litre3.Radon 222 concentration:shall not

49、 exceed 100 becquerel/litre Part IV Chemical parameters:Maximum prescribed quantity (milligrams/litre)Acrylamide0.0005Alachlor0.02Aldicarb Sulfoxide and Aldicarb Sulfone0.01combined Aldrin and Dieldrin0.00003Antimony0.02Arsenic0.01Atrazine0.002Barium0.7Benzene0.01Benzoapyrene0.0007Boron0.5Page 7 of

50、10Bromate0.01Bromodichloromethane0.06Bromoform0.1Cadmium0.003Carbofuran0.007Carbon tetrachloride0.004Chlorate0.7Chlordane0.0002Chlorine1 1Where disinfection with chlorine is carried out,there should be a residual concentration of free chlorine of 0.5 mg/litre after at least 30 minutes contact time a