This one-day workshops provided thorough technical training whilst explaining how the European Drinking Water Directive are to bring a different approach to different supplies, with risk assessment allied to formal enforcement becoming standard procedure.

This workshop covered the change in duties and responsibilities in enforcing regulations for EHPs including:

• Looking at the changes to the PWS regulations as required by the 1998 EU Drinking Water Directive and explaining the new emphasis on statutory requirements, risk/hazard analysis and remedial/treatment measures
• Detailing preventative and protective strategies
• Outlining available treatment options
• Identifying the most common contaminants and their causes
• Addressing how to carry out and better interpret sampling results
• Presenting practical case studies from Scotland where these changes have already been implemented.

Outcomes of this workshop

After attending this workshop, delegates were able to:

• acquire a comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of the causes of, and cures for, contaminated PWS
• gain in-depth knowledge of the new regulations

This conference was accredited with six hours and CIEH CPD points