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EH/3 - Water quality

Sector: Sustainability

Categories: Water. Examination. Chemical substances | Water. Drinking | Electromagnetic compatibility. General | Water. Examination. Biological properties | Pipelines | Water. Industrial use | Water. Examination. Physical properties | Sacks. Bags | Hoses and hose assemblies | Electrical apparatus. Explosive atmospheres | Glass | Water quality. Other | Resistors. Fixed | Volumetric equipment and measurements | Water quality | Radiation protection | Rubber and plastics industries | Water. Sewage | Fibre optic interconnecting devices | Measurement. Thermodynamics and temperature | Fire-resistance. Building materials and elements | Microbiology. Water | Semiconductor devices | Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs | Measurement. Volume, mass, density, viscosity | Cooling systems. Lubricating systems | Geology. Meteorology. Hydrology | Measurement. Radiation | Cement. Gypsum. Lime. Mortar | Fluid storage devices | Packaging and distribution | Water supply | Adhesives | Fibre optic communications | Semiconductor devices. General | Integrated circuits. Microelectronics | Laboratory | Fire Protection | Hoses | Fuels. Liquid | Fuels | Petroleum products and natural gas handling equipment | Water quality. General | Water. Examination. General | Analytical chemistry | Hydraulic construction | Water. Natural resources | Petroleum products. General | Environment. Health protection. Safety | Fishing and fish breeding

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for standardization in the field of water quality, including UK input into ISO/TC147 and CEN/TC230. Standards of acceptability for water quality and acceptable levels of pollutants in water are excluded.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (24)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

NWIP EN ISO 23196 Water quality - Calculation of biological equivalence (BEQ) concentrations

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Environment | Water quality | Water. Examination. Biological properties

Proposal begins : 2022-08-01
Proposal
NWIP EN 16039: 2011 Revision

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2024-07-09
Proposal
NWIP 00230402 "Water quality - Minimum requirements for the selection, installation, qualification, and operation of continuous measuring devices"

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Environment | Water quality

Proposal begins : 2022-09-28
Proposal
New Work Item Proposal - for an EN to determine PFAS in wastewater

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2025-06-18
Proposal
New Work Item Proposal - Amendment of EN 17892:2024 (no change of scope)

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2025-01-20
Proposal
New Work Item Proposal - EN 16039 - Revision

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2025-04-30
Proposal
New Work Item Proposal - Water quality - Determination of Melamine, Derivatives, and Potential Precursors in VariousWater Matrices

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2025-11-25
Proposal
New Work Item Proposal for EN Determination of TFA in water

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2026-01-21
Proposal
EN 16150 REV "Multi-Habitat sampling" Water quality —Guidance on pro-rata multi-habitat sampling of benthic macro-invertebrates from wadeable rivers and streams

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Environment | Water quality | Water quality. General | Water. Natural resources

Proposal begins : 2022-11-02
Proposal
EN 16039 REV Lake hydromorphology - Water quality - Guidance standard on assessing the hydromorphological features of lakes

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Environment | Water quality | Water. Examination. Biological properties

Proposal begins : 2022-10-24
Proposal
Published (29)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

PD CEN/TR 17245:2018 Water quality. Technical report for the routine sampling of benthic diatoms from rivers and lakes adapted for metabarcoding analyses

Categories: Water. Examination. Biological properties

Published standard begins : 2018-09-19
Published standard
PD CEN/TR 17244:2018 Water quality. Technical report for the management of diatom barcodes

Categories: Water. Examination. Biological properties

Published standard begins : 2018-09-18
Published standard
PD CEN ISO/TS 7013:2025 Water quality. Guidance and requirements for designing an interlaboratory trial for validation of analytical methods

Categories: Water. Examination. General

Published standard begins : 2025-06-18
Published standard
PD CEN ISO/TS 16099:2026 Water quality. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the detection and quantification of microorganisms and viruses. General requirements, quality assurance and validation (ISO/TS 16099:2025)

Categories: Water. Examination. Biological properties

Published standard begins : 2026-05-12
Published standard
PD 855468:2015 Guide to the flushing and disinfection of services supplying water for domestic use within buildings and their curtilages

Categories: Water supply

Published standard begins : 2015-09-30
Published standard
BS ISO 6107:2021+A1:2026 Water quality. Vocabulary

Categories: Environment. Health protection. Safety | Water quality. General

Published standard begins : 2026-04-10
Published standard
BS EN ISO 5667-6:2016+A11:2020 Water quality. Sampling. Guidance on sampling of rivers and streams

Categories: Water. Natural resources | Water. Examination. General

Published standard begins : 2020-06-01
Published standard
BS EN ISO 23697-2:2025 Water quality — Determination of total bound nitrogen (ST-TNb) in water using small-scale sealed tubes. Chromotropic acid colour reaction

Categories: Water. Examination. Chemical substances

Published standard begins : 2025-12-22
Published standard
BS EN ISO 23697-1:2025 Water quality - Determination of total bound nitrogen (ST-TNb) in water using small-scale sealed tubes. - Part 1: Dimethylphenol colour reaction (ISO 23697-1:2023)

Categories: Water. Examination. Chemical substances

Published standard begins : 2025-12-19
Published standard
BS EN ISO 23696-2:2025 Water quality — Determination of nitrate in water using small-scale sealed tubes. Chromotropic acid colour reaction

Categories: Water. Examination. Chemical substances

Published standard begins : 2025-12-19
Published standard
Withdrawn (23)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

BS ISO 9698:2010 Water quality. Determination of tritium activity concentration. Liquid scintillation counting method

Categories: Water. Examination. Physical properties | Radiation protection

Withdrawn begins : 2015-07-31
Withdrawn
BS ISO 9697:2008 Water quality. Measurement of gross beta activity in non-saline water. Thick source method

Categories: Water. Examination. Physical properties | Radiation protection

Withdrawn begins : 2015-04-09
Withdrawn
BS ISO 9696:2007 Water quality. Measurement of gross alpha activity in non-saline water. Thick source method

Categories: Water. Examination. Physical properties | Measurement. Radiation

Withdrawn begins : 2017-12-05
Withdrawn
BS ISO 6107:2021 Water quality. Vocabulary

Categories: Environment. Health protection. Safety | Water quality. General

Withdrawn begins : 2026-04-10
Withdrawn
BS ISO 6107-8:1993 Water quality. Vocabulary. Part 8

Categories: Environment. Health protection. Safety | Water quality. General

Withdrawn begins : 2021-06-15
Withdrawn
BS ISO 6107-7:2006, BS 6068-1.7:2006 Water quality. Vocabulary. Part 7

Categories: Environment. Health protection. Safety | Water quality. General

Withdrawn begins : 2021-06-15
Withdrawn
BS ISO 6107-6:2004, BS 6068-1.6:2004 Water quality. Vocabulary. Part 6

Categories: Environment. Health protection. Safety | Water quality. General

Withdrawn begins : 2021-06-15
Withdrawn
BS ISO 6107-5:2004, BS 6068-1.5:2004 Water quality. Vocabulary. Part 5

Categories: Environment. Health protection. Safety | Water quality. General

Withdrawn begins : 2021-06-15
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BS ISO 6107-3:1993, BS 6068-1.3:1993 Water quality. Vocabulary. Part 3

Categories: Environment. Health protection. Safety | Water quality. General

Withdrawn begins : 2021-06-15
Withdrawn
BS ISO 6107-2:2006+A1:2012, BS 6068-1.2:2006 Water quality. Vocabulary. Part 2

Categories: Environment. Health protection. Safety | Water quality. General

Withdrawn begins : 2021-06-15
Withdrawn