Generally, this is in remote areas where the cost of installing a mains water pipe can be expensive, so residents rely on private supplies such as from wells or streams.
"Your local authority can obviously give advice and I would urge him to keep contacting them, but if there is anything extra that we can meet about to discuss usefully then I am happy to do that."However, Mr Clarke said her response was not acceptable as he called for a change in legislation. He asked if there had been discussions on making grants available for people who need to come off their private supply to access pure water.