LIST OF APPROVED - Goldcrest Chemicals

INTRODUCTION
The products in this list have only been assessed for safety for use in public water
supplies by water undertakers and licensees. They have neither been assessed for fitness
for purpose, nor for use in buildings, nor approved for use in buildings; the Water
Regulations Advisory Scheme (WRAS) operates a specific approval scheme for products
used in buildings - http://www.wras.co.uk/Directory/
Section 69 of the Water Industry Act 1991, as amended by the Water Act 2003, gave the
Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the National Assembly
for Wales powers to make regulations controlling substances, processes and/or products that
are used in the treatment and provision of public water supplies. Section 76B of the Water
(Scotland) Act 1980 gives Scottish Ministers similar powers.
The following Regulations apply to the approval of substances and products used in the
provision of public water supplies in the United Kingdom:
a) England - Regulation 31 of The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2000
(Statutory Instruments 2000 No 3184) –
http://www.dwi.gov.uk/regs/si3184/3184.htm
b) Wales – Regulation 31 of The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2001
(Welsh Statutory Instrument 2001 No 3911 (W.323) –
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/wales/wsi2001/20013911.htm
c) Scotland – Regulation 27 of The Water Supply (Water Quality) (Scotland)
Regulations 2001 –
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/ssi2001/20010207.htm
d) Northern Ireland – Regulation 30 of The Water Supply (Water Quality) (Amendment)
Regulations) (Northern Ireland) 2009 (Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland 2009
No.246) - http://www.opsi.gov.uk/sr/sr2009/nisr_20090246_en_1
These regulations concern the introduction of substances and products (including construction
products) and processes for use in the treatment and provision of public water supplies. They
implement the requirements of Article 10 of the European Union Directive 98/83/EC on the
quality of water intended for human consumption, in respect to substances and materials used
in the preparation and distribution of water up to the point of delivery to premises. They do
not transpose the requirements of the Directive with regard to the premises (water supply
systems within buildings). In England and Wales these requirements are dealt with by the
water industry Water Regulations Advisory Scheme (WRAS) under the Water Supply (Water
Fittings) Regulations 1999. In Scotland these are dealt with by Scottish Water’s Water
Byelaws 2004.
Under these Regulations water undertakers 1 shall not apply or introduce any substance or
product into public water supplies unless one of the requirements of this regulation is met.
One of these requirements is that the substance or product has been approved by the
Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the National Assembly for
Wales, the Northern Ireland Assembly and Scottish Ministers (collectively referred to as the
UK Authorities).
The Regulations provide that the UK Authorities may, by notice given in writing, require any
water undertaker 1 to apply for the approval of the use of any process. Processes coming
under these requirements are NOT included in this publication. The Drinking Water
1 and combined licensees, see The Water Act 2003 (Consequential and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations
2005
UNCONTROLLED IF PRINTED 4 Issue date: 25 th November 2009