The Scottish Government commissions a small number of targeted research projects at the request of the Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland (DWQR), to focus on specific topics relating to drinking water supplies in Scotland.
Additionally, DWQR collaborates with various organisations in the UK and worldwide to deliver research that advances knowledge in areas of common interest.
These are research reports published:
Research to examine the drinking water safety plan approach and how it might be applied in Scotland. March 2005
A project by SPDL to use genotyping techniques to identify the species of Cryptosporidium oocysts isolated from Scottish raw and final drinking waters. September 2006
A project by Cranfield University to examine the occurrence of disinfection by-products in Scottish drinking waters, together with potential health implications and methods of minimising formation. May 2009