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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-landfill-england-and-wales-regulations-2002/schedule-3/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2002/0110395905",
  "legislation_title": "The Landfill (England and Wales) Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-landfill-england-and-wales-regulations-2002",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/3",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Notes to Table 1",
  "text": "(1) The sampling measurements taken must be sufficient to provide information on groundwater likely to be affected by the discharge from the landfill, with at least one measuring point in the groundwater inflow region and two in the outflow region.\n(2) The number of measurements referred to sub-paragraph (1) may be increased on the basis of a specific hydrogeological survey or the need for an early identification of accidental leachate release in the groundwater.\n(3) Sampling must be carried out in at least three locations before filling operations in order to establish reference values for future sampling.",
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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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