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SCHEDULE 3E+WExempt facilities and waste operations to which section 33(1)(a) of the 1990 Act does not apply: descriptions and conditions

PART 3E+WExempt groundwater activities: descriptions and conditions

Interpretation of Part 3E+W

1.  In this Part—

[F1“ancient woodland” means any area that has been wooded continuously since at least 1600 AD, including ancient semi-natural woodland and plantations on ancient woodland sites;]

“groundwater tracer test” means a study of—

(a)

the behaviour or movement of water, or

(b)

a contaminant below ground,

which involves the addition to groundwater of a distinguishable material which has nearly identical properties to the contaminant or water being studied;

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[F1“protected site” means—

(a)

a wetland designated as a European site (which has the meaning given in regulation 8 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017),

(b)

a Ramsar site (which has the same meaning as in section 37A of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981),

(c)

a nature reserve established by a local authority under section 21 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949, or

(d)

a site of special scientific interest (which has the meaning given in section 52(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981);]

“specified groundwater remediation scheme” means a remediation scheme which involves the addition of a substance or preparation to groundwater which enhances the rate of remediation of groundwater contaminants;

“water features” includes boreholes, wells, adits, springs, seepage and wetland areas, ponds, lakes and watercourses;

“water features survey” means a survey of all water features within 1 kilometre of the proposed activity that may be affected by it.

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