# The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010, Paragraph 2: Interpretation


In this Schedule—
“body of groundwater” has the same meaning as in the Water Framework Directive;
“direct input” in relation to groundwater means the introduction of a pollutant to groundwater without percolation through soil or subsoil;
“Groundwater Daughter Directive” means Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration;
“Groundwater Directive” means Council Directive 80/68/EEC on the protection of groundwater against pollution caused by certain dangerous substances;
“indirect input” in relation to groundwater means the introduction of a pollutant to groundwater after percolation through soil or subsoil; and
“surface waters” has the same meaning as in the Water Framework Directive.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2010/9780111491423/schedule/22/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-regulations-2010/schedule-22/paragraph-2
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