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Recovering drinking water supplies in buildings and networks after prolonged inactivity
This note provides guidance to building owners, landlords and managers and to those who operate “Refill” schemes as to the steps necessary once access to buildings is permitted as to how to restore their drinking water systems.
Information, guidance & standards
Asset Management Planning: Climate Change
Water UK planning tool to support a common approach for the water industry to assess adaptation risks and their incorporation into asset management planning. By MWH (for Water UK)
Information, guidance & standards
Disposal of contaminated water (May 2018)
Joint protocol for the disposal of contaminated water and associated wastes at incidents.
Information, guidance & standards
Understanding for potential safety events - network water ingress into gas pipes (December 2002)
Representatives from both sectors have met with gas experts in the Health and Safety Executive to agree workable priority action should network water get into gas pipes in such a manner as to disrupt service.
Information, guidance & standards
Provision of water mains – best practice guidelines for the production of estimates, quotations and terms
The purpose of this best practice guideline is to explain the means by which water mains may be provided for new development and set out the information that water companies should provide developers and Self Lay organisations (SLOs) when responding to requests for mains to service new development.
Information, guidance & standards
Protocol for correctly classifying Culverted Watercourses and Sewers
Information from Water UK on the protocol for correctly classifying Culverted Watercourses and Sewers
Information, guidance & standards
Principles of water supply hygiene
This document sets out the principles to be considered by water undertakers in drawing up operational procedures for maintaining safe and wholesome drinking water supplies with specific focus being given to hygiene.
Information, guidance & standards
Cyber security principles for the water industry
Water UK has produced a set of principles and recommendations to help its members address the risks posed to water and waste water services by cyber related threats.