Reference Number: EIR 875

 

 

Dear Parker,

 

The Yorkshire Water Services Ltd Data Protection Team acknowledges your
request on 02/08/2024 for information regarding:

 

‘I would like a list of ANY chemical that is added to water in West Yorkshire in
ANY of your treatment works at ANY stage from gathering water to it exiting a
tap in my house.

 

Do you not think it is fair that I know exactly what chemicals you use so I can
make an informed decision as to whether or not I drink the water supplied by you

 

I regard my health as my number 1 priority so I would like to gain ALL
information about what I drink.

 

Please do not point me to your website, that shows no information relevant.

 

Please do not respond with:

Yorkshire Water, in common with other water supply companies in England and
Wales, operates in accordance with a Water Supply Licence, as set out in the
Water Act 2014. The water industry is highly regulated at all levels, including
the use of chemicals and materials used in the treatment and conveyance of
potable water.

The chemicals used by Yorkshire Water in the treatment of potable water is
proprietary information.

 

And if you have to conform with

 

BS EN standards and are controlled by the regulator under Regulation 31 of The
Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2016,

 

Then I see NO Reason why you could not supply me with the chemical names of ANY
substance you add to the water.’

 

We will respond to your request for information in compliance with the
Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

 

The Regulations allow us 20 working days to respond to a request from the
date of its receipt.  However, occasionally it is necessary to extend the
20-working-day time limit for issuing a response if the complexity and
volume of the information makes it impractical for us to respond within
the original deadline.  If this is the case we will notify you of this
delay.

 

You will be informed in advance if there is a charge for supplying copies
of the information. We will also provide you with an explanation if we are
unable to disclose and respond to your request.  If the requested
information contains references to any third parties, we may need to
consult with them before deciding whether to release the information.

Should you have any queries regarding your request, please feel free to
contact us quoting reference EIR 874.

 

Yours sincerely,

Data Protection Team

 

Email: [1][email address]

 

 

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Registered Office Western House, Halifax Road, Bradford, BD6 2SZ
Registered in England and Wales No 2366682

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Reference Number: EIR 875

 

Dear Parker,

 

I refer to your request for information submitted to Yorkshire Water dated
02/08/2024.

 

 

‘I would like a list of ANY chemical that is added to water in West Yorkshire in
ANY of your treatment works at ANY stage from gathering water to it exiting a
tap in my house.’

 

Please see the below data which you have requested:

 

The following chemicals are used in the water treatment process over our
operating area and these chemicals vary across our water treatment works,
not all chemicals are used at each works.

 

┌─────────────────┬────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────┐
│Product Name │Active Ingredient │BS EN Standard │
├─────────────────┼────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤
│ │Potassium │ │
│Airophos │Tripolyphosphate │1198:2005 │
├─────────────────┼────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤
│Aluminium │ │ │
│sulphate │Aluminium sulphate │878:2016 │
├─────────────────┼────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤
│Ammonium Sulphate│Ammonium Sulphate │12123:2012 │
├─────────────────┼────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤
│Carbon (PAC) │Activated Carbon │12903:2009 │
├─────────────────┼────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤
│ │ │890:2012 (Grade E, Level 2, │
│Ferric Sulphate │Ferric Sulphate │Type 2)  │
├─────────────────┼────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤
│Hydrochloric acid│Hydrochloric acid │939:2016 Type 2 │
├─────────────────┼────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤
│Kalic (Liquid │ │ │
│Lime) │Calcium Hydroxide │12518:2014 │
├─────────────────┼────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤
│ │ │12518:2014 Class 1 Grade A Type │
│Lime │Calcium Hydroxide │1  │
├─────────────────┼────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤
│Microsand │Microsand │12904:2005 │
├─────────────────┼────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤
│MIEX Resin │MIEX Resin │12873-3:2019 │
├─────────────────┼────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤
│MIEX salt │Sodium Chloride │ 14805:2008 │
├─────────────────┼────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤
│MSP │Monosodium phosphate│1198:2005 │
├─────────────────┼────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤
│Phosphoric Acid │Phosphoric Acid │974:2003 │
├─────────────────┼────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤
│Polymer │Polyacrylamide │1407:2008 │
├─────────────────┼────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤
│Salt │Sodium Chloride │ 14805:2008 │
├─────────────────┼────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤
│Sodium Bisulphite│Sodium Bisulphite │12120:2012 │
├─────────────────┼────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤
│Sodium Hydroxide │Sodium Hydroxide │896:2012 Type 1 │
├─────────────────┼────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤
│Sodium │ │ │
│Hypochlorite │Sodium Hypochlorite │901:2013 │
├─────────────────┼────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤
│Sulphuric Acid │Sulphuric Acid │899:2003 │
└─────────────────┴────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────────┘

 

Yorkshire Water, in common with other water supply companies in England
and Wales, operates in accordance with a Water Supply Licence, as set out
in the Water Act 2014. The water industry is highly regulated at all
levels, including the use of chemicals and materials used in the treatment
and conveyance of potable water.

Yorkshire Water treats water from a wide range of sources, including
rivers, impounding reservoirs and groundwater. These require different
types of treatment, dependent on water chemistry. All chemicals used must
conform with their respective BS EN standards and are controlled by the
regulator under Regulation 31 of The Water Supply (Water Quality)
Regulations 2016.

 

I trust that the provision of this data satisfies your request.  In
accordance with the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, if you are
not satisfied with this reply to your request you can ask for an internal
review.  A request for an internal review must be submitted within 40
working days by contacting the Data Protection Team.

 

Thank you for contacting Yorkshire Water.

 

Yours sincerely,

Data Protection Team

 

Email: [1][email address]

 

Want to know a bit more about Yorkshire Water? Our website is full of
useful info, from how to apply for a water meter to planning your next
walk at one of our beautiful reservoirs - it’s all at yorkshirewater.com

Need to talk to us? For the best way to get in touch with us, go to
yorkshirewater.com/contact

Now the legal stuff! The information and any files sent as part of this
email are confidential, possibly legally privileged and for the
addressee’s attention only. If you’ve wrongly received this email, please
reply to it to let the sender know and delete it from your computer. Just
to confirm, this email isn’t a binding offer, acceptance, amendment,
waiver or any agreement or obligation – unless this is clearly stated in
the email.

We need to let you know that the content is subject to the legal notice at
yorkshirewater.com/about-us/our-policies/privacy-policy. Any disclosure,
copying, distribution or action taken based on its contents, is prohibited
and may be unlawful.

Yorkshire Water Services Limited
Registered Office Western House, Halifax Road, Bradford, BD6 2SZ
Registered in England and Wales No 2366682

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