Access to Information
The DWI provides a wealth of information on drinking water quality for England and Wales. Most of the information requested is already publically available through the website and published reports.
If you have any information requests for the DWI, please contact us by email or by telephoning the enquiry line at 030 0068 6400
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 provides the public with a general right of access to information held by public authorities. Water Companies are themselves obliged to comply with the Environmental Information Regulations.
Below are replies to requests for information from the Drinking Water Inspectorate that may be of wider interest to the public.
These documents are in PDF format. The Adobe® Acrobat Reader® can be freely downloaded here.
Date of Release |
Summary |
21 May 2009 |
Oestrogen in drinking water (PDF 50KB) (links revised June 2010) |
26 February 2007 |
Bromide in raw water sources (PDF 71KB) |
28 November 2006 |
DWI's views and policies on methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) in drinking water (PDF 48KB) |
Information on how to make a request and how your request will be handled can be found on the Defra Access to Information pages.
It also describes the wide range of information which Defra already publishes and where to find it.
Page reviewed: 20 October 2010
Page modified: 20 October 2010