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Notification of the supply or use of household water in the water distribution zone

  • Permit or other obligation
  • 5 municipalities
  • Public service

An operator must notify the municipal health protection authority of the supply and use of household water in the water supply zone.

When an operator only supplies household water, it means that they do not have their own water production or treatment. A typical example is a water cooperative that buys household water from elsewhere and supplies it to its partners.

Use of household water means ...

Do the following

Submit a written notification to the municipal health protection authority.

You can request a notification form from the registry of the environmental services or from health inspectors.

To whom and on what terms

If the operator is established in another EEA state and provides services in Finland on a temporary basis, they are required to have the same notifications as the traders established in Finland.


Deadline

The notification must be submitted no later than 30 days before the operations are started.

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Lappeenranta Region Environmental Office

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Lappeenranta Region Environmental Office
Text edited by: Lappeenranta Region Environmental Office
Updated: 24/3/2026