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      "arrange water quality testing",
      "understand licensing for groundwater abstraction",
      "make wells safe"
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        "note": "Internal diameter is measured across the bore or lining at a specified depth."
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        "relation": "is a kind of",
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        "relation": "draws from",
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                    "text": "Above which volume?",
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                    "text": "Which standards apply to well construction and drillers?",
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                    "text": "How is a qualified driller found?",
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                    "text": "Who maintains it?",
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    "Should well types be separate entries?",
    "How should local testing services be linked?",
    "How should holy wells be linked?"
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