Publisher's Synopsis
This annual report provides an account of the checks made by the Drinking Water Inspectorate and the conclusions reached upon the quality of water supplied by the 28 water companies in England and Wales. It contains a summary of main features for 1999 which includes legal challenges to prosecution cases of water unfit for human consumption; implementation of the Crytosporidium Regulations; scientific support on the preparation of draft regulations to transpose the EC Drinking Water Directive into national law.