These include; inland waters (dyer, streams, underground streams, canals, lakes and reservoirs); groundwaters (any water contained in underground strata, wells and boreholes); territorial waters (the sea within three miles of a baseline), coastal waters (the sea within the baseline up to the line of highest tide) and tidal waters up to the fresh water limit.
Defined by the Water Resources Act 1991, Section 104, to include inland fresh waters, groundwaters, estuaries and coastal waters within a three mile limit of the shore.
Watercourses under Environment Agency control.
Defined in Section 104 of the Water Resources Act 1991 and includes territorial and coastal water, inland fresh waters, and ground waters.
Waters defined and protected under the Water Resources Act 1991. Any relevant territorial waters that extend seaward for 3 miles from the baselines, any coastal waters that extend inland from those baselines to the limit of the highest tide or the freshwater limit of any river or watercourse, any enclosed dock that adjoins coastal waters, inland freshwaters, including rivers, watercourses, and ponds and lakes with discharges and groundwaters (waters contained in underground strata).For the full definition refer to the Water Resources Act 1991.
Under the Waters Resources Act 1991, controlled waters are defined as territorial waters, coastal waters, inland waters and ground waters. They do not include reservoirs, water mains, sewers and drains (for which separate controls apply).