Dubai Municipality has instructed all owners of buildings in the Emirate to contract with the companies to clean their water tanks, in the context of its concern for the quality and safety of drinking water, and conforming to the approved specifications, and in the interest of the consumer.
In a circular issued by the Food Safety Department, the municipality recently decided to cancel the inspection of drinking water tanks for 2018 and turn it into an optional activity. The building owners are required to clean and maintain the tanks at least twice a year by contracting with a municipal approved cleaning company.
The decision to inspect drinking water in Dubai buildings at least twice a year, and obligate the owner of the building or the owner of the building to take the necessary corrective action, if the results of the laboratory or the inspection of the Municipality of Dubai showed the lack of conformity of water conditions.
In a circular issued in 2017, the municipality ordered all public and private schools in Dubai to clean and maintain water tanks periodically by contracting with a municipal cleaning company.
She stressed that schools should ensure that all water tanks and their delivery networks, inside the school premises, conform to the approved standards, and the guide to control drinking water.
The Municipality issued a circular in which it stressed the need to comply with the guidelines for the control of the Legionella bacteria in its water systems and the maintenance of all water systems and networks, including water tanks, air conditioning towers, hot and cold water systems, Fountains, air fresheners, etc., to be kept clean, treated periodically for control and to reduce the risk of contamination with legeonella bacteria, or bacterial contamination.