New national drinking water regulator confirmed

New national drinking water regulator confirmed
Pattrick Smellie
By Pattrick Smellie July 31 (BusinessDesk) - A new central government regulator will take over responsibility for the nation's drinking water supplies after gaps in the current system were exposed by the 2016 Havelock North drinking water contamination that poisoned hundreds and caused four deaths. The new regulations will require that all water suppliers "adopt a multi-barrier approach drinking water safety" which, by implication, would include disinfectant systems such as water chlorination - a politically sensitive subject in some part...

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