Anglian Water monitoring of PFOS PFOA and data held

Clare Tierney made this Environmental Information Regulations request to Anglian Water Business (National) Limited
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Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, Anglian Water Business (National) Limited should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

Dear Anglian Water Business (National) Limited,

Purpose: understand the state of monitoring by Anglian Water Business (National) Limited for PFOS, PFOA chemicals, and data held.

1. What monitoring programme do you currently have in place for PFOS, PFOA chemicals at drinking water abstraction points?


2. Can you give a document that sets out the locations of abstraction points where levels of PFOS and PFOAs are being monitored.


3. Provide insight on the monitoring done, any constraints or limitations, and any data on levels of PFOs and PFOAs held during monitoring at those sites for PFOA, PFOS since commencement. 


4. Set out what ‘downstream’ monitoring is undertaken at consumer end points / taps for these chemicals, and if not done, set out the rationale and any risks the firm believes are associated with this position. 


5. Any discussions with your regulator on this topic in the past 3 years .

6. What mitigations Anglian Water Business (National) Limited has considered should any chemicals be found, and, the estimated cost to implement.

Many thanks indeed.
Yours faithfully,
Clare T