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Water Resources Act 2007
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8 Surface water
For this Act, surface water means—
(a) water on or flowing over land (including in a waterway) after
having—
(i) fallen as rain or hail or precipitated in any other way; or
(ii) risen to the surface naturally from underground; or
(iii) been returned to the environment following treatment or
use; and
(b) water mentioned in paragraph (a) that has been collected in a
dam, reservoir or rainwater tank.