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Water Resources Act 2007
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9 Ground water
(1) For this Act, ground water means water occurring or obtained from
below the surface of the ground or beneath a waterway.
(2) Ground water includes water occurring in or obtained or flowing
from a bore.
(3) However, ground water does not include water occurring in or
obtained or flowing from any other system for the distribution,
reticulation, transportation, storage or treatment of water or waste.