# The South East Water Limited (River Ouse and Shell Brook) Drought Order 2025, 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;
“the Licence” means the abstraction licence numbered 21/128 granted and reissued by the Agency on 30th March 2004 authorising;
(a) augmentation release and compensation release from Ardingly Reservoir to the Shell Brook (Schedule 1 to the Licence),
(b) abstraction from the River Ouse at Barcombe (Schedule 2 to the Licence),
(c) abstraction from Ardingly Reservoir (Schedule 3 to the Licence), and
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/1266/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/south-east-water-limited-river-ouse-and-shell-brook-drought-order-2025/article-2
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