# The North Falls Offshore Wind Farm Order 2026, Paragraph 15: Groundwater monitoring


(1) No stage of the onshore works for which a groundwater monitoring plan is required in accordance with the “groundwater risk assessment and monitoring plan – private water supplies and licenced abstractions”, must be commenced until, for that stage, a groundwater monitoring plan produced in accordance with the Groundwater Risk Assessment and Monitoring Plan – Private Water Supplies and Licenced Abstractions (certified in accordance with article 40) has been submitted to and approved by the discharging authority in consultation with the Environment Agency.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to any works or surveying and investigation necessary to inform the preparation of a groundwater monitoring plan.
(3) Any plan approved under sub-paragraph (1) must be implemented as approved.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/567/schedule/1/paragraph/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/north-falls-offshore-wind-farm-order-2026/schedule-1/paragraph-15
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