Pollution

Private Water Supply Charging Scheme

The charging scheme adopted by ECDC, in accordance with Regulation 21 of the Private Water Supplies (England) Regulations 2016 (external link), is one which covers Officers time in undertaking investigations and assessments, and which covers the costs of water quality analysis. If enforcement action is required costs can only be claimed for such activity if a statutory notice is not complied with and an individual becomes liable to a fine on summary conviction.

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Water Quality Problems

What to do if your water supply fails a bacteriological test? 

If your water fails due to E Coli or Coliforms the Local Authority will provide you with the necessary advice but in summary they will advise you to BOIL YOUR WATER or ONLY USE BOTTLED WATER. 

Until further tests, water at your tap is not wholesome and could cause illness such as diarrhoea or virus infections 

All water used for drinking and food preparation should be boiled briskly for at least one minute. 

This includes: 

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Light nuisance

Artificial light has many uses such as the illumination of streets and hazardous areas, security lighting and increasing the hours of usage for outdoor recreation facilities but it can cause problems, light in the wrong place can be intrusive.

The home security lighting found in many domestic locations uses floodlighting controlled by a movement sensor using Passive Infra-Red (PIR).

Using PIR controlled 250 or 500 watt tungsten halogen floodlights may not be the best choice for lighting your house or garden because these lights:

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Air Quality

The Environment Act 1995 introduced the system known as Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) which requires local authorities to regularly review and assess air quality in their areas and to determine whether or not the air quality objectives are likely to be achieved.  Where the air quality objectives are considered likely to be exceeded, the local authority must then declare an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) and prepare an Air Quality Action Plan (AQAP) setting out the measures it intends to put in place to meet the objectives.

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Private Water Supplies

A private water supply is one which is not from a “mains” source, such as a: 

  • well 
  • borehole 
  • spring 
  • stream 
  • river 
  • lake or pond 

As East Cambridgeshire is a relatively rural district we do have a number of properties that are not supplied by mains water from the water companies. There are presently about 50 such private water supplies in the District. 

Safe drinking water is essential to good health. Consequently, private water supplies must be properly protected and treated to prevent contamination by: 

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