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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2016/9780111150184",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016",
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  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Part 3",
  "text": "In this Part—\n“groundwater tracer test” means a study of—\n(a) the behaviour or movement of water, or\n(b) a contaminant below ground,\nwhich involves the addition to groundwater of a distinguishable material which has nearly identical properties to the contaminant or water being studied;\n“small quantity of substance” is to be construed in accordance with the final paragraph of Article 11(3)(j) of the Water Framework Directive;\n“specified groundwater remediation scheme” means a remediation scheme which involves the addition of a substance or preparation to groundwater which enhances the rate of remediation of groundwater contaminants;\n“water features” includes boreholes, wells, adits, springs, seepage and wetland areas, ponds, lakes and watercourses;\n“water features survey” means a survey of all water features within 1 kilometre of the proposed activity that may be affected by it.",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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