Wholesomeness
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4.—(1) A private supply of water is to be regarded as wholesome if the following conditions are met—
(a)it does not contain any micro-organism, parasite or substance, alone or in conjunction with any other substance, at a concentration or value that would constitute a potential danger to human health,
(b)it complies with the concentrations or values prescribed in Part 1 of Schedule 1 for each parameter, and
(c)the water satisfies the formula “[nitrate]/50 + [nitrite]/3 ≤ 1”, where the square brackets signify the concentrations in mg/1 for nitrate (NO3) and nitrite (NO2).