Victorian Consolidated Regulations

SAFE DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS 2015 - REG 5

In these Regulations—

"accredited laboratory "means a laboratory that holds accreditation from NATA in relation to testing potable water for the parameters identified by the water supplier to monitor its compliance with the drinking water quality standards;

"critical control point "means an activity, procedure or process at which control can be applied, and the effective operation of that control is essential to prevent a hazard that may arise to human health or reduce the hazard to an acceptable level;

"critical limit "in relation to a critical control point means the value or limit at which the critical control point will cease operating effectively and that risk to human health arising from the water being treated may not be effectively managed;

"drinking water treatment process "means any process that is applied to water that is supplied, or is to be supplied, as drinking water, which is intended and designed to render the water suitable for supply as drinking water;

emergency and emergency management have the same meanings as in the Emergency Management Act 1986 ;

"geographic coordinate" includes—

        (a)     a meridian of longitude by itself; and

        (b)     a parallel of latitude by itself;

"hazard" means a biological, chemical, physical or radiological agent that has the potential to cause harm;

"NATA" means National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia, ACN 004 379 748;

"proposed water sampling locality" means the area identified in a proposal submitted by a water supplier under regulation 6;

"relevant sampling frequency", in relation to a sample analysis parameter specified in column 1 of the Table in Schedule 2, means—

        (a)     the frequency specified in column 2 of that Table opposite that parameter; or

        (b)     if there is a notice under regulation 13(2) in force, the frequency specified in that notice in respect of that parameter;

"sample analysis parameter" means a parameter specified in column 1 of the Table in Schedule 2;

"sample standard", for the purposes of regulation 15, means—

        (a)     in relation to a sample analysis parameter other than Escherichia coli , the standard set out opposite that sample analysis parameter in column 3 of the Table in Schedule 2; or

        (b)     in relation to Escherichia coli , that 100% of all samples of drinking water collected contain no Escherichia coli ;

"the Act" means the Safe Drinking Water Act 2003 ;

"water agency" means a water storage manager or a water supplier; " "

"water sampling locality" means an area specified by the Secretary under regulation 6;

"water sampling point" means a location within a water sampling locality where drinking water samples will be collected, as specified in a risk management plan as required under regulation 8(1)(d);

"water sampling program" means a program determined by a water agency for the purposes of monitoring water quality and that provides for matters relating to the collection of water samples for analysis, including those matters set out in the water agency's risk management plan under regulation 8(1)(d).