Part A

Monitoring programmes established pursuant to Article 13(2) for water intended for human consumption shall: verify that the measures in place to control risks to human health throughout the water supply chain from the abstraction area through treatment and storage to distribution are working effectively and that water intended for human consumption at the point of compliance is wholesome and clean; provide information on the quality of water supplied for human consumption to demonstrate that the obligations set out in Article 4 and the parametric values set in accordance with Article 5 are being met; identify the most appropriate means of mitigating the risk to human health. Monitoring programmes established pursuant to Article 13(2) shall include one or a combination of the following: collection and analysis of discrete water samples; measurements recorded by a continuous monitoring process. In addition, monitoring programmes may consist of: inspections of records of the functionality and maintenance status of equipment; inspections of the abstraction area, and of the treatment, storage and distribution infrastructure, without prejudice to monitoring requirements provided for under point (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 8(2) and point (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 10(1). Monitoring programmes shall also include an operational monitoring programme that provides rapid insight into operational performance and water quality problems and that allows rapid pre-planned remedial action. Such operational monitoring programmes shall be supply-specific, taking into account the outcomes of the identification of hazards and hazardous events and the risk assessment of the supply system, and shall be intended to confirm the effectiveness of all control measures in abstraction, treatment, distribution and storage. The operational monitoring programme shall include the monitoring of the parameter ‘turbidity at the water supply plant’ in order to regularly control the efficacy of physical removal by filtration processes, in accordance with the reference values and frequencies indicated in the following table (not applicable for groundwater sources where turbidity is caused by iron and manganese): Operational parameter Reference value turbidity at the water supply plant 0,3 NTU in 95 % of samples and none to exceed 1 NTU Volume (m^(3)) of water distributed or produced each day within a supply zone Minimum frequency of sampling and analysis ≤ 1000 Weekly > 1000 to ≤ 10000 Daily > 10000 Continuous The operational monitoring programme shall also include the monitoring of the following parameters in raw water to control the efficacy of the treatment processes against microbiological risks: Operational parameter Reference value Unit Notes Somatic coliphages 50 (for raw water) Plaque Forming Units (PFU)/100 ml This parameter shall be measured if the risk assessment indicates that it is appropriate to do so. If it is found in raw water at concentrations > 50 PFU/100 ml, it should be analysed after steps of the treatment train in order to determine log removal by the barriers in place and to assess whether the risk of a breakthrough of pathogenic viruses is sufficiently under control. Member States shall ensure that monitoring programmes are reviewed on a continuous basis and updated or confirmed at least every six years.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-28 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.