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Water and sewerage company OSM and UWWTR sampling affected by COVID-19: RPS C3

This COVID-19 (coronavirus) RPS relates to sampling discharges from water and sewerage company waste water treatment works and water treatment works.

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If you follow the conditions in this COVID-19 regulatory position statement (RPS) you can reduce regulatory sampling carried out in accordance with your permit in relation to Operator Self-Monitoring (OSM) and the Urban Waste Water Treatment Regulations 1994 (UWWTR) monitoring. It applies to monitoring of discharges of:

  • treated sewage effluent from waste water treatment works
  • trade effluent from water treatment works

This COVID-19 RPS only applies if your sample collection or analysis is affected by:

  • staff shortages due to COVID-19
  • restricted access caused by people or places being infected or potentially infected with COVID-19

You must get written agreement from your Environment Agency water company account manager before you use this COVID-19 RPS.

Published 6 April 2020
Last updated 22 June 2020 + show all updates
  1. The expiry date has been extended to 30 September 2020.

  2. First published.