Approval for a household water supplier and wholesaler
- Permit or other obligation
- 7 municipalities
- Public service
A facility that supplies household water must request approval for its operations from the municipal health protection authority, if the facility produces or processes water.
A wholesaler must also request approval for its operations from the municipal health protection authority. A wholesaler is considered an operator that sells water to a facility that supplies household water. Wholesale companies do not have end-users of water.
Do the following
The municipal health protection authority issues the approvals.
Apply for approval for the supply of household water using the "Application for a plant supplying household water and notification of a water distribution area" form. Submit the signed application in duplicate to the department of environmental services of Oulu region.
You can get more information by calling the environmental health care helpline, visiting the Environment Office or sending an email.
To whom and on what terms
A facility is not allowed to supply household water unless their operations have been approved. Likewise, a wholesaler is not allowed to start its operations before an approval.
A facility must also request an approval if they plan on expanding or modifying their water abstraction or treatment significantly. They must also request an approval if the quality or distribution of water changes significantly.
The facility must submit an application regarding a change in their operations no later than 30 days before the change. The facility must not change its operations until the application has been approved.
If the operator has established itself in another country in the European Economic Area and temporarily offers services in Finland, the same approvals are required as from operators established in Finland.
Deadline
An approval must be requested three months before the planned start of operations.Apply for a permit to change or expand the activities no later than thirty (30) days before the change or expansion of the activities.