Article 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

• “the Company” means South East Water Limited (company number 02679874);

• “the Environmental Assessment Report” means the document titled “South East Water - Water Resources Act 1991 - Section 74 Drought Order (River Ouse) Barcombe Mills - Winter Drought Scenario: Environmental Assessment Report” produced by Johns Associates Limited dated October 2025^f1;

• “the Licence” means the abstraction licence numbered 21/128 granted and reissued by the Agency on 30th March 2004 authorising;

  1. (a)

     augmentation release and compensation release from Ardingly Reservoir to the Shell Brook (Schedule 1 to the Licence),

  2. (b)

     abstraction from the River Ouse at Barcombe (Schedule 2 to the Licence),

  3. (c)

     abstraction from Ardingly Reservoir (Schedule 3 to the Licence), and

  4. (d)

     abstraction from the River Ouse at Ardingly (Schedule 4 to the Licence),

  to the extent and manner, and subject to the terms and conditions, set out in Schedule 1 to the Licence^f2.