This Information and Guidance Note has been produced by the Water Supply Industry in conjunction with the Association of Tank and Cistern Manufacturers (ATCM), whose help is gratefully acknowledged. Regulation 3 requires all water fittings to be installed, connected, maintained or disconnected in a manner which complies with the Regulations and Regulation 4 requires this work to be carried out in a workmanlike manner. The level of back flow protection is determined by an assessment of the contamination risk posed by either the fluid in the cistern or the fluid or process downstream of the cistern. One of the purposes of the Regulations is to prevent contamination of water and a major risk of contamination is by back flow – the flow of water in a direction opposite to that intended. It is a legal obligation that the Water Supplier must be notified in advance of most installation work on water systems (Regulation 5). Similar regulations are planned for Northern Ireland.
Reference in this document to Regulations covers the requirements of both sets of legislation. The installation and use of cold water storage cisterns and sectional tanks connected to the public water supply must comply with the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999 in England and Wales and the technically identical Bye laws 2000 in Scotland. You are here : Home | Water Storage Tanks | Library | WRAS Cold Water Storage Cisterns