Petition · PE01680 · Session 5
Private Water Supplies in Scotland
Signatures
0
Comments
5
Considered
2 meetings
What it asks
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to:
• review The Private Water Supplies (Scotland) Regulations 2006;
• produce guidance for all relevant bodies to comply with the Private Water Supplies (Scotland) Regulations 2006;
• transfer the Regulatory powers over the Drinking Water quality of private water supplies from Local Authorities to the Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland;
• ensure an Equal Right of Appeal in the Planning process where objections on public health grounds are intimated by interested parties.
• review The Private Water Supplies (Scotland) Regulations 2006;
• produce guidance for all relevant bodies to comply with the Private Water Supplies (Scotland) Regulations 2006;
• transfer the Regulatory powers over the Drinking Water quality of private water supplies from Local Authorities to the Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland;
• ensure an Equal Right of Appeal in the Planning process where objections on public health grounds are intimated by interested parties.
What the petitioner did first
Over time we have raised these issues with:-
• Local Councillors, Council Planning Officers, and Environmental Health Officers;
• MSPs Elizabeth Smith and Roseanna Cunningham, MP Gordon Banks and MEP Iain Houghton;
• Ombudsmen, QC, Senior QC, successive Lord Advocates;
• Petitions to the Scottish Parliament (PE 439, PE 809, PE 1009);
• Petition to the European Parliament (0971/2009) which requested of the Scottish Government that it provide “measures to address the unnecessarily dangerous water situation” we and our community were facing;
• Director of Public Health (Tayside) and the Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland;
• Scottish Human Rights Commission
Currently with:
• Scottish Government’s Standing Council on Europe (referred to sub-group).
• Scottish Parliament’s Commission on Parliamentary Reform (referred to Equalities and Human Rights Committee).
• Local Councillors, Council Planning Officers, and Environmental Health Officers;
• MSPs Elizabeth Smith and Roseanna Cunningham, MP Gordon Banks and MEP Iain Houghton;
• Ombudsmen, QC, Senior QC, successive Lord Advocates;
• Petitions to the Scottish Parliament (PE 439, PE 809, PE 1009);
• Petition to the European Parliament (0971/2009) which requested of the Scottish Government that it provide “measures to address the unnecessarily dangerous water situation” we and our community were facing;
• Director of Public Health (Tayside) and the Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland;
• Scottish Human Rights Commission
Currently with:
• Scottish Government’s Standing Council on Europe (referred to sub-group).
• Scottish Parliament’s Commission on Parliamentary Reform (referred to Equalities and Human Rights Committee).
Where it was considered
Official Report-
29 Mar 20184 mentions
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28 Jun 20181 mention
Signatures by country
14 online signaturesComments
5 comments, oldest first-
Linda McFarlane 8 Dec 2017My local authority refused to prosecute under the 1980 water Act. We get lots of Boil water notices
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Declan Gardner 15 Jan 2018Scotland needs private water!!!!!
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ANNA MURPHY 16 Jan 2018In 1972 I set up the renal failure service for children in Scotland and developed it until my retirement in 2006.I have no hesitation in saying that by far the most distressing times for me was when I was faced with treating children with haemolytic uraemic syndrome.Many of these children were seriously ill with life threatening disease.The very sad fact was that this illness can be caused by bacteria present in contaminated water.I believe that it is imperative that the children of Scotland are not exposed to contaminated water.
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annavmurphyFRCPCH,FRCPGlas 16 Jan 2018As a consultant paediatric nephrologist I set up the renal failure service for children in Scotland in 1972,working in the field for over 30 years.During that time,the most distressing thing for me was being faced with children severely ill from haemolytic uraemic syndrome.This illness can be caused by bacteria in contaminated water.I believe it is imperative that maximum effort is taken to ensure that children in Scotland are not exposed to contaminated water.
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THOMASHAW 17 Jan 2018GOOD