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Your tap water should be clear and bright - water quality advice, reporting problems, how to complain
How to register as a producer, and the rules you must follow to produce and market bottled drinking water.
External quality assessment (EQA) of water microbiology.
Rules for local authorities to follow when registering a premises to produce bottled drinking water, or carrying out ongoing checks.
This external quality assessment (EQA) scheme is for laboratories that routinely monitor drinking water for low levels of indicator organisms.
This external quality assessment (EQA) scheme is for laboratories that routinely monitor drinking water, examining for low levels of indicator organisms.
External quality assessment (EQA) scheme suitable for laboratories that routinely monitor drinking water, examining for low levels of indicator organisms.
Report shows how demand for water changes for food and drink manufacturing for possible futures based on 4 socio-economic scenarios.
The differences between the 3 types of bottled water, and what bottled water is exempt from the rules.
Information on the potential health impacts of drought in England and the measures that people can take to stay healthy during these events.
Current and future issues for drinking waters, with a review of current measures to address the challenges.
Find out which drinks are liable for the Soft Drinks Industry Levy, and how much you may need to pay.
How to register as a spring water producer, and the rules you must follow to produce and market spring water.
Fibre in Water (FiW) is an open competition, run by DCMS from HM Treasury’s Shared Outcomes Fund and supported by DEFRA, BEIS and Cabinet Office. It will allocate up to £4 million of R&D funding to projects that develop and...
This section describes the mechanisms protecting the quality or quantity of water used for drinking water supplies.
The navigation tool takes users through the process outlined in the UK recovery handbook for radiation incidents (UKRHRI).
Journal article and policy brief which test this theory in coastal Kenya
This study examines the impact of inadequate water and sanitation on diarrhoeal disease in low- and middle-income settings
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