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The Surface Waters (Classification) Regulations 1989
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1. These Regulations may be cited as the Surface Waters (Classification) Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on 1st September 1989.
Classification of waters
2. The classifications prescribed by these Regulations apply only in relation to inland waters (including any lake or pond which, by virtue of an order made under section 103(5) of the Water Act 1989, is to be treated as a relevant lake or pond).
3. The classifications DW1, DW2 and DW3 and the criteria for those classifications set out in the Schedule to these Regulations shall apply for classifying waters by reference to their suitability for abstraction by water undertakers for supply (after treatment) as drinking water.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Michael Howard
Minister for Water and Planning
Department of the Environment
6th July 1989
Peter Walker
Secretary of State for Wales
6th July 1989
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