Safety checks available in Northumberland for private water supplies
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Northumberland County Council is recommending that owners of private water supplies have their supply checked regularly to make sure it is safe to drink.
Your water might look, smell and taste clean, but it can still carry impurities that could put people at risk – particularly children, elderly people and those with a weakened immune system.
The council’s environmental health officers can come out and assess the safety of the supply from the source to the tap. This involves an inspection of the source as well as storage tanks, pipework and any treatment systems.
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Hide AdA private water supply is any water supply that is not provided by a water company and there are more than 1,000 in the county. The local authority has a legal responsibility to sample, monitor and risk assess private water supplies.