32.— (1) A water services authority may F27[…] take all necessary measures to ensure compliance with its obligations under section 31 and for the purposes of carrying out its functions under section 31 F27[…] including—

(a) the abstraction, impoundment, treatment, purchase or supply of water for drinking or any other purpose, in accordance with relevant provisions of this Act or any other enactment, or regulations made under this or any other enactment,

(b) the provision, operation or maintenance of sewers and waste water collection and treatment facilities, in accordance with relevant provisions of this Act or any other enactment, or regulations made under this or any other enactment,

(c) the construction or maintenance, or arrangement for the construction and maintenance of, waterworks or waste water works,

(d) the undertaking of such work as is necessary to provide such waterworks or waste water works as may be required,

(e) purchasing or obtaining premises or wayleaves,

(f) the installation and maintenance of meters, or otherwise measuring the volume or rate of flow of water supplies or discharges to waste water works,

(g) monitoring the quality of water supplies at any point or points,

(h) monitoring the quality of waste water at any point or points,

(i) treatment, reuse or disposal of by-products arising from the treatment of water or waste water,

(j) without prejudice to the State Authorities (Public Private Partnership Arrangements) Act 2002, entering into an agreement with any person in relation to or for the provision of, whether by that person or jointly with that person, water services F27[…],

(k) without prejudice to the State Authorities (Public Private Partnership Arrangements) Act 2002, entering into an agreement or arrangement with any person for the provision of water services to that person, including in relation to assigning capacity in a waterworks or reserving capacity in a waste water works for the provision of water services to that person,

(l) authorising, controlling, monitoring or supervising the provision of water services by any other person F27[…],

(m) carrying out all such surveys, research, analysis, monitoring or undertaking any other action which may be necessary for the purposes of its functions under this section,

(n) the provision of guidance, advice or information to other persons in relation to water services,

(o) entering into such contracts or other arrangements as it considers necessary or expedient for the use, purchase, or lease of any buildings, premises, materials, services, machinery or other apparatus, or

(p) taking waterworks or waste water works provided by other persons in charge.

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(6) Measures taken in relation to failure to meet prescribed drinking water quality standards shall—

(a) be prioritised having regard, amongst other matters, to the extent to which the relevant parametric values have been exceeded and to the potential danger to human health arising, and

(b) in any event, be taken as soon as possible.

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