Guidance

Drinking water scheme: current distribution

This external quality assessment (EQA) scheme is for laboratories that routinely monitor drinking water, examining for low levels of indicator organisms.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 12 June 2014
• Last updated: 11 June 2019
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  1. 11 June 2019

     Updated 'example distribution request form'.

  2. 7 February 2019

     Added 'Drinking water scheme: distribution W185 request form'.

  3. 19 November 2018

     Added 'Drinking water scheme: distribution W184 request form'.

  4. 11 September 2018

     Added 'Drinking water scheme: distribution W183 request form'.

  5. 9 July 2018

     Updated with 'Drinking water scheme: distribution W182 request form'.

  6. 25 May 2018

     Added 'Drinking water scheme: distribution W181 request form'.

  7. 20 March 2018

     Added 'Drinking water scheme: distribution W180 request form'.

  8. 31 January 2018

     Added 'Drinking water scheme: distribution W179 request form'.

  9. 14 November 2017

     Added drinking water scheme: distribution W178 request form.

  10. 7 September 2017

      Added drinking water scheme: distribution W177 request form.

  11. 10 July 2017

      Updated drinking water scheme: distribution W176 request form.

  12. 12 May 2017

      Replaced W174 request form with W175 form.

  13. 22 March 2017

      Added drinking water scheme: distribution W174 request form.

  14. 2 February 2017

      Added drinking water scheme: distribution W173 request form.

  15. 9 November 2016

      Added drinking water scheme: distribution W172 request form.

  16. 13 September 2016

      Added drinking water scheme: distribution W171 request form.

  17. 8 July 2016

      Updated with distribution W170 request form.

  18. 13 May 2016

      Added drinking water scheme: distribution W169 request form.

  19. 17 March 2016

      Added drinking water scheme: distribution W168 request form.

  20. 5 February 2016

      Added drinking water scheme: distribution W167 request form.

  21. 30 September 2015

      Added drinking water scheme: distribution W166 request form.

  22. 5 August 2015

      Added drinking water scheme: distribution W165.

  23. 16 June 2015

      Added drinking water scheme: distribution W164 request and report form.

  24. 16 April 2015

      Added drinking water scheme: distribution W163 request and report form.

  25. 20 March 2015

      Added drinking water scheme: distribution W162 request and report form.

  26. 5 February 2015

      Added drinking water scheme: distribution W161 request and report form.

  27. 12 June 2014

      First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 15 May 2025

This content is no longer up-to-date. For the most recent information, see the Food and Environment Proficiency Testing Unit (FEPTU) website.

Documents

Drinking water scheme: example distribution request form

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Details

This form is used to return results for the drinking water scheme.

The examinations cover:

• coliform bacteria
• Escherichia coli
• Enterococci
• Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• Clostridium perfringens
• colony count

For more information, please email foodeqa@phe.gov.uk.