The problem is with sourcing the materials used to treat water. The labs that have closed are not the ones testing water - our tap water will continue to be DWI compliant and some of the best in the world. The labs that closed are the ones testing the materials used in water treatment. Not an ideal situation, but not a massive problem currently either:
A DWI spokesperson said: “While there are difficulties at present with laboratory capacity within the UK for regulation 31 testing, this has no impact on consumers, and no products will bypass the system. Rather, this is an operational difficulty within the water company and supply chain system. The industry, regulators and government are working towards increasing capacity in the system.”
As usual, it’s a doom-laden panic piece made to get people worked up over Brexit.
