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The Groundwater Regulations 1998

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2.—(1) Nothing in these Regulations shall apply in relation to–

(a)any discharge of matter containing radioactive substances;

(b)any discharge of domestic effluent from an isolated dwelling which is not connected to a sewerage system and which is situated outside any area protected for the abstraction of water for human consumption;

(c)any discharge found by the Agency to contain substances in list I or II in a quantity and concentration so small as to obviate any present or future danger of deterioration in the quality of the receiving groundwater; or

(d)any activity for which a waste management licence (within the meaning of Part II of the Environmental Protection Act 1990) is required.

(2) The Agency shall from time to time publish a summary of its findings under paragraph (1)(c) above in such manner as it considers appropriate and shall make copies of any such summary available to the public free of charge.

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