Private Water Supply Register and Quality Monitoring

Water can come from sources such as rivers, streams or lochs. This kind of supply is called a “surface water” supply. These supplies would normally require some form of water treatment before they would be suitable for use as a drinking water supply.

Water can also come from under the ground. These types of supplies include springs, boreholes or wells and are called “groundwaters”.

All private water supplies are required to be registered with the local authority where the source of the supply is located.

The Private Water Supply register provides basic details of all private water supplies currently registered with the Council. More detailed information on each supply may be obtained from Environmental Health.