# The Surface Waters (Abstraction for Drinking Water) (Classification) Regulations 1996, Regulation 2: Classification of waters


The classifications DW1, DW2 and DW3 and the criteria for those classifications set out in Schedule 1 shall apply for classifying inland freshwaters by reference to their suitability for abstraction for supply as drinking water.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/3001/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/surface-waters-abstraction-for-drinking-water-classification-regulations-1996/regulation-2
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