Key Findings for 2021
➤Compliance with drinking water standards in private supplies hasn’t improved in recent years. One in 20 supplies failed to meet the standard, compared to 1 in 200 for public water supplies.
➤Local authorities are not monitoring over a quarter of small private supplies for E. coli – and there may be many more supplies which need to be registered with the local authority.
➤Despite these shortcomings, over 60% of government funding available for infrastructural improvements went unused by water suppliers.
➤The timely completion of the Government review of rural water services will provide direction and support to water suppliers to address risks to public health.
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