LegalizeThe Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018
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| 14. | The installation of instream structures or the placement of one or more boulders in a river, burn or ditch. | The installation of instream structures or the placement of one or more boulders in a river, burn or ditch. | The installation of instream structures or the placement of one or more boulders in a river, burn or ditch. | (a) | The placed boulder or boulders or the installed instream structures must not occupy— | The placed boulder or boulders or the installed instream structures must not occupy— | The placed boulder or boulders or the installed instream structures must not occupy— | The placed boulder or boulders or the installed instream structures must not occupy— | The placed boulder or boulders or the installed instream structures must not occupy— | The placed boulder or boulders or the installed instream structures must not occupy— | The placed boulder or boulders or the installed instream structures must not occupy— |
| 14. | The installation of instream structures or the placement of one or more boulders in a river, burn or ditch. | The installation of instream structures or the placement of one or more boulders in a river, burn or ditch. | The installation of instream structures or the placement of one or more boulders in a river, burn or ditch. | (a) | (i) | more than 10% of the bed width, or | more than 10% of the bed width, or | more than 10% of the bed width, or | more than 10% of the bed width, or | more than 10% of the bed width, or | more than 10% of the bed width, or |
| 14. | The installation of instream structures or the placement of one or more boulders in a river, burn or ditch. | The installation of instream structures or the placement of one or more boulders in a river, burn or ditch. | The installation of instream structures or the placement of one or more boulders in a river, burn or ditch. | (a) | (ii) | more than 10 metres of channel length. | more than 10 metres of channel length. | more than 10 metres of channel length. | more than 10 metres of channel length. | more than 10 metres of channel length. | more than 10 metres of channel length. |
| 14. | The installation of instream structures or the placement of one or more boulders in a river, burn or ditch. | The installation of instream structures or the placement of one or more boulders in a river, burn or ditch. | The installation of instream structures or the placement of one or more boulders in a river, burn or ditch. | (b) | no boulder or boulders, croy or flow deflector must be placed within 20 metres of any other boulder or boulders or any structure on the bed of the river, burn or ditch, | no boulder or boulders, croy or flow deflector must be placed within 20 metres of any other boulder or boulders or any structure on the bed of the river, burn or ditch, | no boulder or boulders, croy or flow deflector must be placed within 20 metres of any other boulder or boulders or any structure on the bed of the river, burn or ditch, | no boulder or boulders, croy or flow deflector must be placed within 20 metres of any other boulder or boulders or any structure on the bed of the river, burn or ditch, | no boulder or boulders, croy or flow deflector must be placed within 20 metres of any other boulder or boulders or any structure on the bed of the river, burn or ditch, | no boulder or boulders, croy or flow deflector must be placed within 20 metres of any other boulder or boulders or any structure on the bed of the river, burn or ditch, | no boulder or boulders, croy or flow deflector must be placed within 20 metres of any other boulder or boulders or any structure on the bed of the river, burn or ditch, |
| 14. | The installation of instream structures or the placement of one or more boulders in a river, burn or ditch. | The installation of instream structures or the placement of one or more boulders in a river, burn or ditch. | The installation of instream structures or the placement of one or more boulders in a river, burn or ditch. | (c) | no boulder or boulders and croy or flow deflector must be placed or installed in such a way as to extend the width occupied by any structure to greater than 10% of the bed width, | no boulder or boulders and croy or flow deflector must be placed or installed in such a way as to extend the width occupied by any structure to greater than 10% of the bed width, | no boulder or boulders and croy or flow deflector must be placed or installed in such a way as to extend the width occupied by any structure to greater than 10% of the bed width, | no boulder or boulders and croy or flow deflector must be placed or installed in such a way as to extend the width occupied by any structure to greater than 10% of the bed width, | no boulder or boulders and croy or flow deflector must be placed or installed in such a way as to extend the width occupied by any structure to greater than 10% of the bed width, | no boulder or boulders and croy or flow deflector must be placed or installed in such a way as to extend the width occupied by any structure to greater than 10% of the bed width, | no boulder or boulders and croy or flow deflector must be placed or installed in such a way as to extend the width occupied by any structure to greater than 10% of the bed width, |
| 14. | The installation of instream structures or the placement of one or more boulders in a river, burn or ditch. | The installation of instream structures or the placement of one or more boulders in a river, burn or ditch. | The installation of instream structures or the placement of one or more boulders in a river, burn or ditch. | (d) | the tops of the boulders, and any croy or flow deflector must be submerged except during periods of low flows, | the tops of the boulders, and any croy or flow deflector must be submerged except during periods of low flows, | the tops of the boulders, and any croy or flow deflector must be submerged except during periods of low flows, | the tops of the boulders, and any croy or flow deflector must be submerged except during periods of low flows, | the tops of the boulders, and any croy or flow deflector must be submerged except during periods of low flows, | the tops of the boulders, and any croy or flow deflector must be submerged except during periods of low flows, | the tops of the boulders, and any croy or flow deflector must be submerged except during periods of low flows, |
| 14. | The installation of instream structures or the placement of one or more boulders in a river, burn or ditch. | The installation of instream structures or the placement of one or more boulders in a river, burn or ditch. | The installation of instream structures or the placement of one or more boulders in a river, burn or ditch. | (e) | any works in the wetted part of the river, burn or ditch must not be undertaken during periods in which fish are likely to be spawning in the river, burn, or ditch nor in the period between any such spawning and the subsequent emergence of the juvenile fish, | any works in the wetted part of the river, burn or ditch must not be undertaken during periods in which fish are likely to be spawning in the river, burn, or ditch nor in the period between any such spawning and the subsequent emergence of the juvenile fish, | any works in the wetted part of the river, burn or ditch must not be undertaken during periods in which fish are likely to be spawning in the river, burn, or ditch nor in the period between any such spawning and the subsequent emergence of the juvenile fish, | any works in the wetted part of the river, burn or ditch must not be undertaken during periods in which fish are likely to be spawning in the river, burn, or ditch nor in the period between any such spawning and the subsequent emergence of the juvenile fish, | any works in the wetted part of the river, burn or ditch must not be undertaken during periods in which fish are likely to be spawning in the river, burn, or ditch nor in the period between any such spawning and the subsequent emergence of the juvenile fish, | any works in the wetted part of the river, burn or ditch must not be undertaken during periods in which fish are likely to be spawning in the river, burn, or ditch nor in the period between any such spawning and the subsequent emergence of the juvenile fish, | any works in the wetted part of the river, burn or ditch must not be undertaken during periods in which fish are likely to be spawning in the river, burn, or ditch nor in the period between any such spawning and the subsequent emergence of the juvenile fish, |
| 14. | The installation of instream structures or the placement of one or more boulders in a river, burn or ditch. | The installation of instream structures or the placement of one or more boulders in a river, burn or ditch. | The installation of instream structures or the placement of one or more boulders in a river, burn or ditch. | (f) | all reasonable steps must be taken to ensure that the works do not result in increased erosion of the bed or banks of the river, burn or ditch, | all reasonable steps must be taken to ensure that the works do not result in increased erosion of the bed or banks of the river, burn or ditch, | all reasonable steps must be taken to ensure that the works do not result in increased erosion of the bed or banks of the river, burn or ditch, | all reasonable steps must be taken to ensure that the works do not result in increased erosion of the bed or banks of the river, burn or ditch, | all reasonable steps must be taken to ensure that the works do not result in increased erosion of the bed or banks of the river, burn or ditch, | all reasonable steps must be taken to ensure that the works do not result in increased erosion of the bed or banks of the river, burn or ditch, | all reasonable steps must be taken to ensure that the works do not result in increased erosion of the bed or banks of the river, burn or ditch, |
| 14. | The installation of instream structures or the placement of one or more boulders in a river, burn or ditch. | The installation of instream structures or the placement of one or more boulders in a river, burn or ditch. | The installation of instream structures or the placement of one or more boulders in a river, burn or ditch. | (g) | boulders and instream structures must not be placed or installed if there is a reasonable likelihood that, within 50 metres of the intended placement, there are freshwater pearl mussels, | boulders and instream structures must not be placed or installed if there is a reasonable likelihood that, within 50 metres of the intended placement, there are freshwater pearl mussels, | boulders and instream structures must not be placed or installed if there is a reasonable likelihood that, within 50 metres of the intended placement, there are freshwater pearl mussels, | boulders and instream structures must not be placed or installed if there is a reasonable likelihood that, within 50 metres of the intended placement, there are freshwater pearl mussels, | boulders and instream structures must not be placed or installed if there is a reasonable likelihood that, within 50 metres of the intended placement, there are freshwater pearl mussels, | boulders and instream structures must not be placed or installed if there is a reasonable likelihood that, within 50 metres of the intended placement, there are freshwater pearl mussels, | boulders and instream structures must not be placed or installed if there is a reasonable likelihood that, within 50 metres of the intended placement, there are freshwater pearl mussels, |
| 14. | The installation of instream structures or the placement of one or more boulders in a river, burn or ditch. | The installation of instream structures or the placement of one or more boulders in a river, burn or ditch. | The installation of instream structures or the placement of one or more boulders in a river, burn or ditch. | (h) | boulders and instream structures must not be placed or installed such that they prevent the free passage of migratory fish, | boulders and instream structures must not be placed or installed such that they prevent the free passage of migratory fish, | boulders and instream structures must not be placed or installed such that they prevent the free passage of migratory fish, | boulders and instream structures must not be placed or installed such that they prevent the free passage of migratory fish, | boulders and instream structures must not be placed or installed such that they prevent the free passage of migratory fish, | boulders and instream structures must not be placed or installed such that they prevent the free passage of migratory fish, | boulders and instream structures must not be placed or installed such that they prevent the free passage of migratory fish, |
| 14. | The installation of instream structures or the placement of one or more boulders in a river, burn or ditch. | The installation of instream structures or the placement of one or more boulders in a river, burn or ditch. | The installation of instream structures or the placement of one or more boulders in a river, burn or ditch. | (i) | the works must not result in the introduction of any substances or heat to the water environment which may give rise to harm to the water environment. | the works must not result in the introduction of any substances or heat to the water environment which may give rise to harm to the water environment. | the works must not result in the introduction of any substances or heat to the water environment which may give rise to harm to the water environment. | the works must not result in the introduction of any substances or heat to the water environment which may give rise to harm to the water environment. | the works must not result in the introduction of any substances or heat to the water environment which may give rise to harm to the water environment. | the works must not result in the introduction of any substances or heat to the water environment which may give rise to harm to the water environment. | the works must not result in the introduction of any substances or heat to the water environment which may give rise to harm to the water environment. |
| 15. | The temporary abstraction of groundwater at— | The temporary abstraction of groundwater at— | The temporary abstraction of groundwater at— | (a) | Groundwater may only be abstracted at the site within a period of 180 days beginning with the first day on which groundwater is abstracted at the site, | Groundwater may only be abstracted at the site within a period of 180 days beginning with the first day on which groundwater is abstracted at the site, | Groundwater may only be abstracted at the site within a period of 180 days beginning with the first day on which groundwater is abstracted at the site, | Groundwater may only be abstracted at the site within a period of 180 days beginning with the first day on which groundwater is abstracted at the site, | Groundwater may only be abstracted at the site within a period of 180 days beginning with the first day on which groundwater is abstracted at the site, | Groundwater may only be abstracted at the site within a period of 180 days beginning with the first day on which groundwater is abstracted at the site, | Groundwater may only be abstracted at the site within a period of 180 days beginning with the first day on which groundwater is abstracted at the site, |
| 15. | (a) | a construction site for roads, railways, buildings, pipelines, communication links or other built development, or | a construction site for roads, railways, buildings, pipelines, communication links or other built development, or | (b) | other than where paragraph (g)(i) applies, groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of any surface water unless the abstracted water is discharged into the surface water at the nearest part of the surface water to the point of abstraction and in accordance with paragraph (f) or (g)(ii), as applicable, | other than where paragraph (g)(i) applies, groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of any surface water unless the abstracted water is discharged into the surface water at the nearest part of the surface water to the point of abstraction and in accordance with paragraph (f) or (g)(ii), as applicable, | other than where paragraph (g)(i) applies, groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of any surface water unless the abstracted water is discharged into the surface water at the nearest part of the surface water to the point of abstraction and in accordance with paragraph (f) or (g)(ii), as applicable, | other than where paragraph (g)(i) applies, groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of any surface water unless the abstracted water is discharged into the surface water at the nearest part of the surface water to the point of abstraction and in accordance with paragraph (f) or (g)(ii), as applicable, | other than where paragraph (g)(i) applies, groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of any surface water unless the abstracted water is discharged into the surface water at the nearest part of the surface water to the point of abstraction and in accordance with paragraph (f) or (g)(ii), as applicable, | other than where paragraph (g)(i) applies, groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of any surface water unless the abstracted water is discharged into the surface water at the nearest part of the surface water to the point of abstraction and in accordance with paragraph (f) or (g)(ii), as applicable, | other than where paragraph (g)(i) applies, groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of any surface water unless the abstracted water is discharged into the surface water at the nearest part of the surface water to the point of abstraction and in accordance with paragraph (f) or (g)(ii), as applicable, |
| 15. | (b) | a site at which the maintenance of such development is being undertaken, | a site at which the maintenance of such development is being undertaken, | (b) | other than where paragraph (g)(i) applies, groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of any surface water unless the abstracted water is discharged into the surface water at the nearest part of the surface water to the point of abstraction and in accordance with paragraph (f) or (g)(ii), as applicable, | other than where paragraph (g)(i) applies, groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of any surface water unless the abstracted water is discharged into the surface water at the nearest part of the surface water to the point of abstraction and in accordance with paragraph (f) or (g)(ii), as applicable, | other than where paragraph (g)(i) applies, groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of any surface water unless the abstracted water is discharged into the surface water at the nearest part of the surface water to the point of abstraction and in accordance with paragraph (f) or (g)(ii), as applicable, | other than where paragraph (g)(i) applies, groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of any surface water unless the abstracted water is discharged into the surface water at the nearest part of the surface water to the point of abstraction and in accordance with paragraph (f) or (g)(ii), as applicable, | other than where paragraph (g)(i) applies, groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of any surface water unless the abstracted water is discharged into the surface water at the nearest part of the surface water to the point of abstraction and in accordance with paragraph (f) or (g)(ii), as applicable, | other than where paragraph (g)(i) applies, groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of any surface water unless the abstracted water is discharged into the surface water at the nearest part of the surface water to the point of abstraction and in accordance with paragraph (f) or (g)(ii), as applicable, | other than where paragraph (g)(i) applies, groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of any surface water unless the abstracted water is discharged into the surface water at the nearest part of the surface water to the point of abstraction and in accordance with paragraph (f) or (g)(ii), as applicable, |
| by means of— | by means of— | by means of— | by means of— | (b) | other than where paragraph (g)(i) applies, groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of any surface water unless the abstracted water is discharged into the surface water at the nearest part of the surface water to the point of abstraction and in accordance with paragraph (f) or (g)(ii), as applicable, | other than where paragraph (g)(i) applies, groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of any surface water unless the abstracted water is discharged into the surface water at the nearest part of the surface water to the point of abstraction and in accordance with paragraph (f) or (g)(ii), as applicable, | other than where paragraph (g)(i) applies, groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of any surface water unless the abstracted water is discharged into the surface water at the nearest part of the surface water to the point of abstraction and in accordance with paragraph (f) or (g)(ii), as applicable, | other than where paragraph (g)(i) applies, groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of any surface water unless the abstracted water is discharged into the surface water at the nearest part of the surface water to the point of abstraction and in accordance with paragraph (f) or (g)(ii), as applicable, | other than where paragraph (g)(i) applies, groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of any surface water unless the abstracted water is discharged into the surface water at the nearest part of the surface water to the point of abstraction and in accordance with paragraph (f) or (g)(ii), as applicable, | other than where paragraph (g)(i) applies, groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of any surface water unless the abstracted water is discharged into the surface water at the nearest part of the surface water to the point of abstraction and in accordance with paragraph (f) or (g)(ii), as applicable, | other than where paragraph (g)(i) applies, groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of any surface water unless the abstracted water is discharged into the surface water at the nearest part of the surface water to the point of abstraction and in accordance with paragraph (f) or (g)(ii), as applicable, |
| (i) | pumping the groundwater directly from any excavation or excavations on the site, or | pumping the groundwater directly from any excavation or excavations on the site, or | (b) | other than where paragraph (g)(i) applies, groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of any surface water unless the abstracted water is discharged into the surface water at the nearest part of the surface water to the point of abstraction and in accordance with paragraph (f) or (g)(ii), as applicable, | other than where paragraph (g)(i) applies, groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of any surface water unless the abstracted water is discharged into the surface water at the nearest part of the surface water to the point of abstraction and in accordance with paragraph (f) or (g)(ii), as applicable, | other than where paragraph (g)(i) applies, groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of any surface water unless the abstracted water is discharged into the surface water at the nearest part of the surface water to the point of abstraction and in accordance with paragraph (f) or (g)(ii), as applicable, | other than where paragraph (g)(i) applies, groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of any surface water unless the abstracted water is discharged into the surface water at the nearest part of the surface water to the point of abstraction and in accordance with paragraph (f) or (g)(ii), as applicable, | other than where paragraph (g)(i) applies, groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of any surface water unless the abstracted water is discharged into the surface water at the nearest part of the surface water to the point of abstraction and in accordance with paragraph (f) or (g)(ii), as applicable, | other than where paragraph (g)(i) applies, groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of any surface water unless the abstracted water is discharged into the surface water at the nearest part of the surface water to the point of abstraction and in accordance with paragraph (f) or (g)(ii), as applicable, | other than where paragraph (g)(i) applies, groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of any surface water unless the abstracted water is discharged into the surface water at the nearest part of the surface water to the point of abstraction and in accordance with paragraph (f) or (g)(ii), as applicable, | |
| (ii) | pumping the groundwater from any wells or boreholes on the site in order to help dewater any other excavation or excavations on the site, | pumping the groundwater from any wells or boreholes on the site in order to help dewater any other excavation or excavations on the site, | (c) | groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of a wetland, | groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of a wetland, | groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of a wetland, | groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of a wetland, | groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of a wetland, | groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of a wetland, | groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of a wetland, | |
| (ii) | pumping the groundwater from any wells or boreholes on the site in order to help dewater any other excavation or excavations on the site, | pumping the groundwater from any wells or boreholes on the site in order to help dewater any other excavation or excavations on the site, | (d) | groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of an abstraction that is not for the sole purpose of dewatering an excavation, | groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of an abstraction that is not for the sole purpose of dewatering an excavation, | groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of an abstraction that is not for the sole purpose of dewatering an excavation, | groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of an abstraction that is not for the sole purpose of dewatering an excavation, | groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of an abstraction that is not for the sole purpose of dewatering an excavation, | groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of an abstraction that is not for the sole purpose of dewatering an excavation, | groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of an abstraction that is not for the sole purpose of dewatering an excavation, | |
| and, if desired, the subsequent discharge of the abstracted groundwater to the water environment. | and, if desired, the subsequent discharge of the abstracted groundwater to the water environment. | and, if desired, the subsequent discharge of the abstracted groundwater to the water environment. | and, if desired, the subsequent discharge of the abstracted groundwater to the water environment. | (d) | groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of an abstraction that is not for the sole purpose of dewatering an excavation, | groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of an abstraction that is not for the sole purpose of dewatering an excavation, | groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of an abstraction that is not for the sole purpose of dewatering an excavation, | groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of an abstraction that is not for the sole purpose of dewatering an excavation, | groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of an abstraction that is not for the sole purpose of dewatering an excavation, | groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of an abstraction that is not for the sole purpose of dewatering an excavation, | groundwater must not be abstracted from any excavations, wells or boreholes that are within 250 metres of an abstraction that is not for the sole purpose of dewatering an excavation, |
| and, if desired, the subsequent discharge of the abstracted groundwater to the water environment. | and, if desired, the subsequent discharge of the abstracted groundwater to the water environment. | and, if desired, the subsequent discharge of the abstracted groundwater to the water environment. | and, if desired, the subsequent discharge of the abstracted groundwater to the water environment. | (e) | all reasonable steps must be taken to ensure that the quantity of sediment in the abstracted water is minimised, | all reasonable steps must be taken to ensure that the quantity of sediment in the abstracted water is minimised, | all reasonable steps must be taken to ensure that the quantity of sediment in the abstracted water is minimised, | all reasonable steps must be taken to ensure that the quantity of sediment in the abstracted water is minimised, | all reasonable steps must be taken to ensure that the quantity of sediment in the abstracted water is minimised, | all reasonable steps must be taken to ensure that the quantity of sediment in the abstracted water is minimised, | all reasonable steps must be taken to ensure that the quantity of sediment in the abstracted water is minimised, |
| and, if desired, the subsequent discharge of the abstracted groundwater to the water environment. | and, if desired, the subsequent discharge of the abstracted groundwater to the water environment. | and, if desired, the subsequent discharge of the abstracted groundwater to the water environment. | and, if desired, the subsequent discharge of the abstracted groundwater to the water environment. | (f) | if the abstracted groundwater is taken directly from an excavation and this water, and any precipitation or water run-off that has also collected in the excavation, is discharged to the water environment, it must be discharged via a surface water drainage system authorised under these Regulations subject to the consent of the person having operational control of the system, | if the abstracted groundwater is taken directly from an excavation and this water, and any precipitation or water run-off that has also collected in the excavation, is discharged to the water environment, it must be discharged via a surface water drainage system authorised under these Regulations subject to the consent of the person having operational control of the system, | if the abstracted groundwater is taken directly from an excavation and this water, and any precipitation or water run-off that has also collected in the excavation, is discharged to the water environment, it must be discharged via a surface water drainage system authorised under these Regulations subject to the consent of the person having operational control of the system, | if the abstracted groundwater is taken directly from an excavation and this water, and any precipitation or water run-off that has also collected in the excavation, is discharged to the water environment, it must be discharged via a surface water drainage system authorised under these Regulations subject to the consent of the person having operational control of the system, | if the abstracted groundwater is taken directly from an excavation and this water, and any precipitation or water run-off that has also collected in the excavation, is discharged to the water environment, it must be discharged via a surface water drainage system authorised under these Regulations subject to the consent of the person having operational control of the system, | if the abstracted groundwater is taken directly from an excavation and this water, and any precipitation or water run-off that has also collected in the excavation, is discharged to the water environment, it must be discharged via a surface water drainage system authorised under these Regulations subject to the consent of the person having operational control of the system, | if the abstracted groundwater is taken directly from an excavation and this water, and any precipitation or water run-off that has also collected in the excavation, is discharged to the water environment, it must be discharged via a surface water drainage system authorised under these Regulations subject to the consent of the person having operational control of the system, |
| and, if desired, the subsequent discharge of the abstracted groundwater to the water environment. | and, if desired, the subsequent discharge of the abstracted groundwater to the water environment. | and, if desired, the subsequent discharge of the abstracted groundwater to the water environment. | and, if desired, the subsequent discharge of the abstracted groundwater to the water environment. | (g) | if the abstracted groundwater is taken from a borehole or well, and is discharged to the water environment, it must be— | if the abstracted groundwater is taken from a borehole or well, and is discharged to the water environment, it must be— | if the abstracted groundwater is taken from a borehole or well, and is discharged to the water environment, it must be— | if the abstracted groundwater is taken from a borehole or well, and is discharged to the water environment, it must be— | if the abstracted groundwater is taken from a borehole or well, and is discharged to the water environment, it must be— | if the abstracted groundwater is taken from a borehole or well, and is discharged to the water environment, it must be— | if the abstracted groundwater is taken from a borehole or well, and is discharged to the water environment, it must be— |
| and, if desired, the subsequent discharge of the abstracted groundwater to the water environment. | and, if desired, the subsequent discharge of the abstracted groundwater to the water environment. | and, if desired, the subsequent discharge of the abstracted groundwater to the water environment. | and, if desired, the subsequent discharge of the abstracted groundwater to the water environment. | (g) | (i) | discharged directly back to the same part of the geological formation or the mine workings from which it was abstracted, provided that the abstracted water does not contain any radioactive substances, and that no substances are added to, or otherwise allowed to enter, the abstracted water prior to its return, or | discharged directly back to the same part of the geological formation or the mine workings from which it was abstracted, provided that the abstracted water does not contain any radioactive substances, and that no substances are added to, or otherwise allowed to enter, the abstracted water prior to its return, or | discharged directly back to the same part of the geological formation or the mine workings from which it was abstracted, provided that the abstracted water does not contain any radioactive substances, and that no substances are added to, or otherwise allowed to enter, the abstracted water prior to its return, or | discharged directly back to the same part of the geological formation or the mine workings from which it was abstracted, provided that the abstracted water does not contain any radioactive substances, and that no substances are added to, or otherwise allowed to enter, the abstracted water prior to its return, or | discharged directly back to the same part of the geological formation or the mine workings from which it was abstracted, provided that the abstracted water does not contain any radioactive substances, and that no substances are added to, or otherwise allowed to enter, the abstracted water prior to its return, or | discharged directly back to the same part of the geological formation or the mine workings from which it was abstracted, provided that the abstracted water does not contain any radioactive substances, and that no substances are added to, or otherwise allowed to enter, the abstracted water prior to its return, or |
| and, if desired, the subsequent discharge of the abstracted groundwater to the water environment. | and, if desired, the subsequent discharge of the abstracted groundwater to the water environment. | and, if desired, the subsequent discharge of the abstracted groundwater to the water environment. | and, if desired, the subsequent discharge of the abstracted groundwater to the water environment. | (ii) | discharged via a surface water drainage system authorised under these Regulations subject to the consent of the person having control of the system, and | discharged via a surface water drainage system authorised under these Regulations subject to the consent of the person having control of the system, and | discharged via a surface water drainage system authorised under these Regulations subject to the consent of the person having control of the system, and | discharged via a surface water drainage system authorised under these Regulations subject to the consent of the person having control of the system, and | discharged via a surface water drainage system authorised under these Regulations subject to the consent of the person having control of the system, and | discharged via a surface water drainage system authorised under these Regulations subject to the consent of the person having control of the system, and | |
| and, if desired, the subsequent discharge of the abstracted groundwater to the water environment. | and, if desired, the subsequent discharge of the abstracted groundwater to the water environment. | and, if desired, the subsequent discharge of the abstracted groundwater to the water environment. | and, if desired, the subsequent discharge of the abstracted groundwater to the water environment. | (h) | all reasonable steps must be taken to ensure that the discharge of abstracted groundwater does not result in the introduction of any substances or heat to the water environment which may give rise to harm to the water environment. | all reasonable steps must be taken to ensure that the discharge of abstracted groundwater does not result in the introduction of any substances or heat to the water environment which may give rise to harm to the water environment. | all reasonable steps must be taken to ensure that the discharge of abstracted groundwater does not result in the introduction of any substances or heat to the water environment which may give rise to harm to the water environment. | all reasonable steps must be taken to ensure that the discharge of abstracted groundwater does not result in the introduction of any substances or heat to the water environment which may give rise to harm to the water environment. | all reasonable steps must be taken to ensure that the discharge of abstracted groundwater does not result in the introduction of any substances or heat to the water environment which may give rise to harm to the water environment. | all reasonable steps must be taken to ensure that the discharge of abstracted groundwater does not result in the introduction of any substances or heat to the water environment which may give rise to harm to the water environment. | all reasonable steps must be taken to ensure that the discharge of abstracted groundwater does not result in the introduction of any substances or heat to the water environment which may give rise to harm to the water environment. |
| 16. | The direct discharge of substances or heat which may give rise to harm to the water environment into groundwater as a result of construction or maintenance works in or on the ground which come into contact with groundwater. | The direct discharge of substances or heat which may give rise to harm to the water environment into groundwater as a result of construction or maintenance works in or on the ground which come into contact with groundwater. | The direct discharge of substances or heat which may give rise to harm to the water environment into groundwater as a result of construction or maintenance works in or on the ground which come into contact with groundwater. | (a) | No solid or liquid materials coming into contact with groundwater may contain any groundwater hazardous substances, | No solid or liquid materials coming into contact with groundwater may contain any groundwater hazardous substances, | No solid or liquid materials coming into contact with groundwater may contain any groundwater hazardous substances, | No solid or liquid materials coming into contact with groundwater may contain any groundwater hazardous substances, | No solid or liquid materials coming into contact with groundwater may contain any groundwater hazardous substances, | No solid or liquid materials coming into contact with groundwater may contain any groundwater hazardous substances, | No solid or liquid materials coming into contact with groundwater may contain any groundwater hazardous substances, |
| 16. | The direct discharge of substances or heat which may give rise to harm to the water environment into groundwater as a result of construction or maintenance works in or on the ground which come into contact with groundwater. | The direct discharge of substances or heat which may give rise to harm to the water environment into groundwater as a result of construction or maintenance works in or on the ground which come into contact with groundwater. | The direct discharge of substances or heat which may give rise to harm to the water environment into groundwater as a result of construction or maintenance works in or on the ground which come into contact with groundwater. | (b) | despite paragraph (a), drilling fluids used during the works and grout may come into contact with groundwater if necessary to facilitate any drilling or ground stabilisation provided this does not result in the introduction of any substances or heat which gives rise to harm to the water environment, | despite paragraph (a), drilling fluids used during the works and grout may come into contact with groundwater if necessary to facilitate any drilling or ground stabilisation provided this does not result in the introduction of any substances or heat which gives rise to harm to the water environment, | despite paragraph (a), drilling fluids used during the works and grout may come into contact with groundwater if necessary to facilitate any drilling or ground stabilisation provided this does not result in the introduction of any substances or heat which gives rise to harm to the water environment, | despite paragraph (a), drilling fluids used during the works and grout may come into contact with groundwater if necessary to facilitate any drilling or ground stabilisation provided this does not result in the introduction of any substances or heat which gives rise to harm to the water environment, | despite paragraph (a), drilling fluids used during the works and grout may come into contact with groundwater if necessary to facilitate any drilling or ground stabilisation provided this does not result in the introduction of any substances or heat which gives rise to harm to the water environment, | despite paragraph (a), drilling fluids used during the works and grout may come into contact with groundwater if necessary to facilitate any drilling or ground stabilisation provided this does not result in the introduction of any substances or heat which gives rise to harm to the water environment, | despite paragraph (a), drilling fluids used during the works and grout may come into contact with groundwater if necessary to facilitate any drilling or ground stabilisation provided this does not result in the introduction of any substances or heat which gives rise to harm to the water environment, |
| 16. | The direct discharge of substances or heat which may give rise to harm to the water environment into groundwater as a result of construction or maintenance works in or on the ground which come into contact with groundwater. | The direct discharge of substances or heat which may give rise to harm to the water environment into groundwater as a result of construction or maintenance works in or on the ground which come into contact with groundwater. | The direct discharge of substances or heat which may give rise to harm to the water environment into groundwater as a result of construction or maintenance works in or on the ground which come into contact with groundwater. | (c) | no materials coming into contact with groundwater as a result of the works may cause the introduction of any substances or heat to the water environment which may give rise to harm to the water environment, | no materials coming into contact with groundwater as a result of the works may cause the introduction of any substances or heat to the water environment which may give rise to harm to the water environment, | no materials coming into contact with groundwater as a result of the works may cause the introduction of any substances or heat to the water environment which may give rise to harm to the water environment, | no materials coming into contact with groundwater as a result of the works may cause the introduction of any substances or heat to the water environment which may give rise to harm to the water environment, | no materials coming into contact with groundwater as a result of the works may cause the introduction of any substances or heat to the water environment which may give rise to harm to the water environment, | no materials coming into contact with groundwater as a result of the works may cause the introduction of any substances or heat to the water environment which may give rise to harm to the water environment, | no materials coming into contact with groundwater as a result of the works may cause the introduction of any substances or heat to the water environment which may give rise to harm to the water environment, |
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