Overall, zones serving 99.7 percent of the population (97 percent of zones) investigated complaints. Remedial steps (Section 69ZF) The Health Act 1956 requires drinking-water suppliers to take remedial actions in the event that monitoring reveals contamination of the water and that the Standards are breached. Prompt action is required when the contaminants are microbiological, because pathogens can rapidly cause disease. Although the Standards set out specific remedial actions for particular situations, the absence of instructions for a specific situation should not prevent drinking-water suppliers from seeking a way of remedying a fault they have identified in their system, which may adversely affect the safety of the supply. Almost all supplies undertook remedial actions in response to transgressions. Zones serving 2 percent of the population (4 percent of zones) did not take remedial actions when necessary.
Overall, zones serving 99.7 percent of the population (97 percent of zones) investigated complaints. Remedial steps (Section 69ZF) The Health Act 1956 requires drinking-water suppliers to take remedial actions in the event that monitoring reveals contamination of the water and that the Standards are breached. Prompt action is required when the contaminants are microbiological, because pathogens can rapidly cause disease. Although the Standards set out specific remedial actions for particular situations, the absence of instructions for a specific situation should not prevent drinking-water suppliers from seeking a way of remedying a fault they have identified in their system, which may adversely affect the safety of the supply. Almost all supplies undertook remedial actions in response to transgressions. Zones serving 2 percent of the population (4 percent of zones) did not take remedial actions when necessary.
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