WQPN 13 - Dewatering of soils at construction sites

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Water quality protection note to advise how to minimise harmful effects from soil dewatering on water resources.
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This note advises how to minimise harmful effects from soil dewatering on water resources and dispose of excess groundwater on construction sites. 

It applies to short-term dewatering operations that remove water from groundwater seepage, excavations that intersect aquifers or pits flooded by storm events.

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