Janet Baraclough wrote:

People here who still enjoy a chemical-free private water supply have
just been told that if they supply it to the public (paying guests or
clients) it must comply with EEC standards, determined by an annual
test at the owner's expense (=A3600).


I have friends who live in a small rural Spanish community whose water
supply is gravity fed from a communal tank. Said tank is filled with
pure sweet water from a privately owned, deep water well. The owner of
this well has neatly sidestepped this EU directive by personally
delivering a letter to each homeowner informing them that his water is
unsuitable for human consumption and should only be used for sanitary
purposes, while verbally re-assuring them that he will continue to
supply water fit for the king.

Jo