The Contaminated Land (England) Regulations 2000

Pollution of controlled waters

3.  For the purposes of regulation 2(1)(a), this regulation applies to land where–

(a) controlled waters which are, or are intended to be, used for the supply of drinking water for human consumption are being affected by the land(1) and, as a result, require a treatment process or a change in such a process to be applied to those waters before use, so as to be regarded as wholesome within the meaning of Part III of the Water Industry Act 1991 (water supply)(2);

(b) controlled waters are being affected by the land and, as a result, those waters do not meet or are not likely to meet the criterion for classification applying to the relevant description of waters specified in regulations made under section 82 of the Water Resources Act 1991 (classification of quality of waters)(3); or

(c) controlled waters are being affected by the land and–

(i) any of the substances by reason of which the pollution of the waters is being or is likely to be caused falls within any of the families or groups of substances listed in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to these Regulations; and

(ii) the waters, or any part of the waters, are contained within underground strata which comprise wholly or partly any of the formations of rocks listed in paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

(1)

See section 78A(8) for the meaning of “affected by”.

(2)

1991 c. 56.

(3)

1991 c. 57.