England and Wales (23 definitions)
agglomeration
an area where the population and/or economic activities are sufficiently concentrated for urban waste water to be collected and conducted to an urban waste water treatment plant or to a final discharge point
- Urban Waste Water Treatment (England and Wales) Regulations 1994, Regulation 2(1) [TIER 2]
banks
banks, walls or embankments adjoining or confining, or constructed for the purposes of or in connection with, any channel or sea front, and includes all land and water between the bank and low-watermark
- Water Resources Act 1991 (UK), s.113 [TIER 2]
body of water
a body of groundwater or a body of surface water
- Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017, Regulation 2 [TIER 2]
Communication pipe
Any part of a service pipe which a water undertaker could be, or have been, required to lay under section 46 of the Act. Consists of a pipe laid from an existing or newly laid water main to the boundary of a property, including a meter housing and stop valve.
- Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56), s.218-219, (1991) [TIER 2]
consumer objective
to protect the interests of consumers, wherever appropriate by promoting effective competition
- Water Industry Act 1991, Section 2(2B) [TIER 2]
Domestic Purposes
The drinking, washing, cooking, central heating and sanitary purposes for which water supplied to those premises may be used, including professional activities conducted within the house and outside uses connected to home occupation accessible via indoor tap without hosepipe, excluding baths exceeding 230-litre capacity and commercial laundry operations.
- Water Industry Act 1991, s.218 (Interpretation); related definitions in s.17 and Part I, (1991) [TIER 2]
domestic waste water
waste water from residential settlements and services which originates predominantly from the human metabolism and from household activities
- Urban Waste Water Treatment (England and Wales) Regulations 1994, Regulation 2(1) [TIER 2]
Drain
A drain used for the drainage of one building or of any buildings or yards appurtenant to buildings within the same curtilage.
- Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56), s.218-219, (1991) [TIER 2]
drainage
defence against water (including seawater), irrigation (excluding spray irrigation), warping, and the carrying on, for any purpose, of any other practice which involves management of the level of water in a watercourse
- Water Resources Act 1991 (UK), s.113 [TIER 2]
eutrophication
the enrichment of water by nutrients, especially compounds of nitrogen and/or phosphorus, causing an accelerated growth of algae
- Urban Waste Water Treatment (England and Wales) Regulations 1994, Regulation 2(1) [TIER 2]
flood defence
the drainage of land and the provision of flood warning systems
- Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (UK), s.62 [TIER 2]
industrial waste water
any waste water which is discharged from premises used for carrying on any trade or industry, other than domestic waste water and run-off rain water
- Urban Waste Water Treatment (England and Wales) Regulations 1994, Regulation 2(1) [TIER 2]
Lateral drain
That part of a drain which runs from the curtilage of a building (or buildings or yards within the same curtilage) to the sewer with which the drain communicates or is to communicate.
- Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56), s.218-219, (1991) [TIER 2]
main river
a watercourse shown as such on the main river map for England or the main river map for Wales
- Water Resources Act 1991 (UK), s.113 [TIER 2]
public sewer
a sewer for the time being vested in a sewerage undertaker in its capacity as such
- Water Industry Act 1991, s.219 and related sections, (1991) [TIER 2]
relevant undertaker
a water undertaker or sewerage undertaker
- Water Industry Act 1991, s.219 and related sections, (1991) [TIER 2]
Service pipe
So much of a pipe which is, or is to be, connected with a water main for supplying water from that main to any premises, subject to water pressure from the main or which would be except for a closed valve.
- Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56), s.218-219, (1991) [TIER 2]
shellfish
any bivalve or gastropod mollusc
- Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017, Regulation 2 [TIER 2]
Spray Irrigation
The irrigation of land or plants (including seeds) by means of water or other liquid emerging in whatever form from apparatus designed or adapted to eject liquid into the air in the form of jets or spray.
- Water Resources Act 1991, Chapter II, s.72 (Interpretation), (1991) [TIER 2]
Trade effluent
Any liquid, either with or without particles of matter in suspension in the liquid, which is wholly or partly produced in the course of any trade or industry carried on at a trade premises. References to a trade or industry include agriculture, horticulture, fish farming and scientific research or experiment.
- Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56), s.218-219, (1991) [TIER 2]
water main
any pipe, not being a pipe for the time being vested in a person other than the undertaker, which is used or to be used by a water undertaker or water supply licensee for the purpose of making a general supply of water available to customers or potential customers of the undertaker or licensee, as distinct from for the purpose of providing a supply to particular customers
- Water Industry Act 1991, s.219 and related sections, (1991) [TIER 2]
water undertaker
a person who is, or is deemed to be, the owner of a water main
- Water Industry Act 1991 (UK), s.219 [TIER 2]
Watercourse
Excludes from definition: sewers vested in sewerage undertakers, local authorities, or development corporations; and adits/passages connected to wells or boreholes used for water collection.
- Water Resources Act 1991, Chapter II, s.72 (Interpretation), (1991) [TIER 2]
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