Drinking Water Quality
Drinking Water Protection Regulation
The Drinking Water Protection Regulation sets out requirements for drinking water quality — including treatment, construction and operation of water systems, monitoring, reporting, and public notification in the event that water becomes undrinkable.
The Drinking Water Protection Regulation was amended on December 9, 2005 to meet
the needs of small water systems in the province
(systems serving under 500 people in a 24-hr period), while continuing to protect
public health. The regulation was also changed to address other outstanding and general
regulatory changes.
The regulation and its amendments are part of the Province's ongoing work to improve B.C.'s drinking water protection, as outlined in the Action
Plan for Safe Drinking Water in British Columbia (2002) (PDF 973K) .
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