Hauswirth S
Rhein-Kreis Neuss Gesundheitsamt, Auf der Schanze 1, 41515 Grevenbroich.
Gesundheitswesen. 2011 Nov;73(11):715-21. doi: 10.1055/s-0031-1291261. Epub 2011 Nov 23.
The revision the Drinking Water Regulations will come into effect on 01.11.2011. Surveillance authorities and owners of drinking water supply systems had hoped for simplifications and reductions because of the new arrangements. According to the official statement for the revision the legislature intended to create more clarity, consider new scientific findings, to change regulations that have not been proved to close regulatory gaps, to deregulate and to increase the high quality standards. A detailed examination of the regulation text, however, raises doubts. The new classification of water supply systems requires different modalities of registration, water analyses and official observation, which will complicate the work of the authorities. In particular, the implementation of requirements of registration and examination for the owners of commercial and publicly-operated large hot-water systems in accordance with DVGW Worksheet W 551 requires more effort. According to the estimated 30 000 cases of legionellosis in Germany the need for a check of such systems for Legionella, however, is not called into question. Furthermore, the development of sampling plans and the monitoring of mobile water supply systems requires more work for the health authorities.
《饮用水条例》修订案将于2011年11月1日生效。由于新的安排，监管当局和饮用水供应系统的所有者原本期望能有简化和减少的内容。根据修订案的官方声明，立法机构旨在提高清晰度、考虑新的科学发现、修改尚未被证明有效的法规以填补监管空白、放松管制并提高高质量标准。然而，对法规文本的详细审查引发了疑问。供水系统的新分类需要不同的注册方式、水质分析和官方监督，这将使当局的工作复杂化。特别是，按照德国燃气与水工业协会（DVGW）工作表W 551对商业和公共运营的大型热水系统所有者实施注册和检查要求需要付出更多努力。然而，根据德国估计的3万例军团病病例，对此类系统进行军团菌检查的必要性并无疑问。此外，制定采样计划和监测移动供水系统需要卫生当局做更多工作。
