# Escherichia coli (E. coli) — Drinking water contaminant limits by regulator

For Escherichia coli (E. coli), regulator is United Kingdom (SI 2016/614); limit is 0; unit is number/100ml; limit type is Prescribed concentration or value (maximum), recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Contaminant:** Escherichia coli (E. coli) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Regulator:** United Kingdom (SI 2016/614) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Limit:** 0 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Unit:** number/100ml _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limit type:** Prescribed concentration or value (maximum) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Escherichia coli (E. coli) | 0 | number/100ml |

## Source

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/614/schedule/1/made

Last verified: 2026-08-06. Review by: 2027-08-06.
Part of [Drinking water contaminant limits by regulator](https://referencesource.org/drinking-water-contaminant-limits/).