National Standards Authority of Ireland

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National Standards Authority of Ireland

• Standards and
• Water Utilities
• Presentation by Anne Marie Crowley
• NSAI

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Standards originate in

• International Standards Organisation ISO
  standards
• CEN European body for Standardisation EN
  standards
• NSAI Facilitate the development of Irish
  standards I.S.s
• NSAI adopt all ENs and some ISO standards as
  I.S.

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Examples are

• I.S.EN ISO 140012004 Environmental Management
  Systems
• I.S.EN 9371999 Specification for Chlorine to be
  used in Drinking Water
• I.S.4322005 Packaged Water

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Standards for the management of activities
relating to drinking water and wastewater
services

• ISO 24510 assessment and improvement of service
  to users
• ISO 24511 management wastewater utilities and
  assessment of service
• ISO 24512 management of drinking water
  utilities and assessment of service

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Development of these standards

• Process took 5 years
• Experts from 30 countries
• Applicable in both industrialised
• and developing countries

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Facts about humans

• Human body in 80 water
• Daily intake of 2.0 litres / person
• Survive for one month without food one week with
  no water

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Water supplied in Ireland by

• 34 sanitary authorities supply 80
• Group schemes provide 10
• Private wells provide 10

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Responsibility for ensuring supply is
satisfactory

• Public water supplies EPA
• Group Schemes Local Authority
• Private wells Local Authority

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Requirements for suppliers of water

• Comply with EPA drinking water regulations No1
• Use EPA handbook published in 2000
• Other documents published by EPA

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EPA handbook and QMS

• Section 10 states QMS should be implemented
• ISO 24512 is a tailored MS for water utilities

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EPA audit reports

• Common findings in audits
• Common MS would facilitate CA
• Transfer of experience by review of CA implemented

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Group Schemes

• Local authority is responsible
• DBO and/or OM
• Common MS would facilitate this process

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NSAI stand in lobby provide information on

• Standards
• Certification
• Training

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Thank you.

• Anne Marie Crowley
• NSAI