filtration and drinking water treatment – potable water in britain

filtration and drinking water treatment – potable water in britain
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  • How does the UK water industry treat water?
  • The UK water industry treats 15,315 million litres per day and supplies it directly to almost every household across the country. This water is treated to some of the strictest levels in the world and passes over 99.95% of tests.
  • How is water treated?
  • water is treated for chemicals such as pesticides and other synthetic chemicals (such as PFAS), phosphorous, nitrates, medicines and organic chemicals. We achieve this through multiple stages of treatment including filtration, activated carbon treatment, ion exchange, reverse osmosis, and membrane filtration.
  • What are the legal standards for drinking water in the UK?
  • The legal standards in the UK were based on those which were set in Europe in the Drinking Water Directive 1998 and subsequent revisions, together with national standards set to maintain the high quality of water already achieved. The standards are strict and include wide safety margins. They cover: • micro-organisms
  • Where does UK drinking water come from?
  • The UK’s drinking water is sourced from many locations including rivers, groundwater aquifers, reservoirs, and in some unique places, directly from the sea. Cleaning water from each of these "raw water sources" poses different challenges, often including removing contamination from the atmosphere, industry or agriculture.