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Quality required of Surface Water intended for the Abstraction of Drinking Water Regulations, 2001 (L.N. No. 339 of 2001).

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These Regulations concern quality requirements which shall be met by surface waters used or intended for use in the abstraction of drinking water after appropriate treatment. They shall not apply to groundwater, brackish water and water intended to replenish "water-bearing beds". For the purposes of these Regulations, all surface water intended for human consumption and supplied by distribution networks for public use shall be considered drinking water. Surface waters shall be divided into three
Title
Quality required of Surface Water intended for the Abstraction of Drinking Water Regulations, 2001 (L.N. No. 339 of 2001).
Country
Malta
Type of document
Regulation
Date of text
2001
Data source
FAO, FAOLEX
Glossary term(s)
food safety
environmental standard
ECOLEX region
Europe
European Union Countries
Southern Europe
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX
Attached files
PDF icon http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/pdf/mlt30717.pdf
Implements
Environment Protection Act, 2001 (Act No. XX of 2001).