198 Information about underground water
Water Resources Act 1991 (1991 c 57) | Legislation

198  Information about underground water

(1)     Any person who, for the purpose of searching for or abstracting water, proposes to sink a well or borehole intended to reach a depth of more than fifty feet below the surface shall, before he begins to do so, give notice to [United Kingdom Research and Innovation (“UKRI”)] of his intention to do so.

(2)     Any person sinking any such well or borehole as is mentioned in subsection (1) above shall—

(a)     keep a journal of the progress of the work and, on completion or abandonment of the work, send a complete copy of the journal to [UKRI];

(b)     send to [UKRI] particulars of any test made before completion or abandonment

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