Subsection 3: Water production, distribution and conditioning facilities, shared responsibility and hygiene rules

The provisions of this sub-section apply to public or private installations used for the production, distribution and packaging of water intended for human consumption. In addition to the production installations, which include in particular water catchments and water treatment installations, the installations include : 1° Public distribution networks, which include public connections linking the public network to the internal distribution network; 2° Installations not connected to the public distribution networks…

The person responsible for producing or distributing water must, in order to reduce or eliminate the risk, when it is attributable to the water production or distribution service, of non-compliance after supply, for the waters mentioned in 1° of article R. 1321-5, with the quality limits set by the order mentioned in article R. 1321-2, take all appropriate technical measures to modify the nature or property of the waters before…

The person responsible for the public distribution network for water intended for human consumption for which the quality limits set by the order mentioned in article R. 1321-2 are not respected at the point of compliance cited in 1° of article R. 1321-5 is deemed to have fulfilled his obligations when it can be established that this fact is attributable to the private distribution installation or its maintenance, or to…

The person responsible for the internal distribution of premises or establishments where water is supplied to the public, such as schools, hospitals and restaurants, must meet the requirements of article L. 1321-1, in particular by complying with the hygiene rules set out in this sub-section.

Where there is a risk that the quality limits and references defined in articles R. 1321-2 and R. 1321-3 will not be complied with at the point of compliance mentioned in 1° ofarticle R. 1321-5 and where this risk is not linked to the public or private facilities supplying water to the public, the Prefect nevertheless ensures that appropriate measures are taken to reduce or eliminate this risk by ensuring,…