02 — Capability · BC-1540.60
Water Quality Monitoring & Compliance
Prove that drinking water is safe and meets regulatory standards by sampling from source to tap, testing in accredited laboratories and acting fast when a result fails.
- Drinking Water Compliance
- Water Quality Assurance
- Drinking Water Quality
In scope
- Sampling programs from source to customer tap
- Laboratory analysis and results release
- Failure investigation and boil-water notices
- Regulatory water quality reporting
Out of scope
- Wastewater and environmental discharge permit monitoring (see BC-820.10.20 Compliance Monitoring)
- Enterprise crisis response to a contamination event (see BC-830.40)
Decomposes into · 5
- BC-1540.60.10Water Quality SamplingPlan and collect samples at sources, works, reservoirs and customer taps on the schedule regulators require.
- BC-1540.60.20Water Laboratory AnalysisAnalyze samples in accredited laboratories and release validated results with a full chain of custody.
- BC-1540.60.30Water Quality Failure ResponseInvestigate every failed result, take corrective action and issue boil-water or do-not-drink notices when health is at risk.
- BC-1540.60.40Drinking Water Safety PlansAssess risks to water quality from catchment to tap and keep a working control in place for each one.
- BC-1540.60.50Drinking Water Quality ReportingReport results, failures and compliance statistics to drinking water regulators in the required formats and timelines.