# The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016, 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;
“indirect input” in relation to groundwater means the introduction of a pollutant to groundwater after percolation through soil or subsoil;
“surface waters” has the same meaning as in the Water Framework Directive.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2016/9780111150184/schedule/22/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-regulations-2016/schedule-22/paragraph-2
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