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Controlled Third-Party Access To The Public Water Supply Network
Author            :Keith Silcock
Designation    :Managing Director
Company        :Water Direct
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Effective control of third-party access to the public water supply network is essential to prevent adverse effects on the water distribution system and on water quality. While the Water Industry Act 1991 clearly places responsibility for the control of third-party access on the water utility companies, there is a real need to balance the requirements of the water company with those of the third-party. The water company that operates a system of restrictive controls, not allowing prompt, simple and reasonably-priced access to its water distribution network, may well drive some of its third-party abstractions under ground with the resulting inability to prevent possible adverse effects on its network. Similarly, the company that over simplifies access to its network and then places too much reliance on a third-party`s knowledge of water industry legislation and good practice, also risks adverse effects on its distribution network. While water companies are obviously keen to control and be seen to control third-party water abstraction from their distribution networks, the customer/supplier relationship can be enhanced by the mediation of a specialist water broker. The broker operates to the customers` timescales, using procedures incorporating water industry good-practice, specifically designed to maintain the potability of the water abstracted from, and remaining in, the distribution system.

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