Index: Ringtoets/Common/src/Ringtoets.Common.IO/Readers/ConfigurationReader.cs
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diff -u -r94587578a17566618ad7b26fc914d8b4d30fb99b -r3d1a79d25b4059b58271f549f62fc48ac1d1a3ec
--- Ringtoets/Common/src/Ringtoets.Common.IO/Readers/ConfigurationReader.cs	(.../ConfigurationReader.cs)	(revision 94587578a17566618ad7b26fc914d8b4d30fb99b)
+++ Ringtoets/Common/src/Ringtoets.Common.IO/Readers/ConfigurationReader.cs	(.../ConfigurationReader.cs)	(revision 3d1a79d25b4059b58271f549f62fc48ac1d1a3ec)
@@ -51,12 +51,16 @@
         /// Creates a new instance of <see cref="ConfigurationReader{TCalculationItem}"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="xmlFilePath">The file path to the XML file.</param>
-        /// <param name="schemaString">A string representing an XML Schema Definition (XSD).</param>
+        /// <param name="mainSchemaDefinition">A string representing the main schema definition.</param>
+        /// <param name="nestedSchemaDefinitions">A <see cref="IDictionary{TKey,TValue}"/> containing
+        /// one or more nested schema definitions; the keys should represent unique file names by which
+        /// the schema definitions can be referenced from <paramref name="mainSchemaDefinition"/>, the
+        /// values should represent the corresponding schema definition strings.</param>
         /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">Thrown when:
         /// <list type="bullet">
         /// <item><paramref name="xmlFilePath"/> is invalid.</item>
-        /// <item><paramref name="schemaString"/> is <c>null</c> or empty.</item>
-        /// <item><paramref name="schemaString"/> contains an invalid schema definition.</item>
+        /// <item><paramref name="mainSchemaDefinition"/> is <c>null</c> or empty.</item>
+        /// <item><paramref name="mainSchemaDefinition"/> contains an invalid schema definition.</item>
         /// </list>
         /// </exception>
         /// <exception cref="CriticalFileReadException">Thrown when:
@@ -66,20 +70,20 @@
         /// <item><paramref name="xmlFilePath"/> points to a file that does not pass the schema validation.</item>
         /// </list>
         /// </exception>
-        protected ConfigurationReader(string xmlFilePath, string schemaString)
+        protected ConfigurationReader(string xmlFilePath, string mainSchemaDefinition, IDictionary<string, string> nestedSchemaDefinitions)
         {
             IOUtils.ValidateFilePath(xmlFilePath);
 
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(schemaString))
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(mainSchemaDefinition))
             {
-                throw new ArgumentException(nameof(schemaString));
+                throw new ArgumentException(nameof(mainSchemaDefinition));
             }
 
             ValidateFileExists(xmlFilePath);
 
             xmlDocument = LoadDocument(xmlFilePath);
 
-            ValidateToSchema(xmlDocument, schemaString, xmlFilePath);
+            ValidateToSchema(xmlDocument, mainSchemaDefinition, xmlFilePath);
 
             ValidateNotEmpty(xmlDocument, xmlFilePath);
         }
Index: Ringtoets/Common/test/Ringtoets.Common.IO.Test/Readers/ConfigurationReaderTest.cs
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diff -u -rb9567422d510ed103f94d8b7917db448eb5a363d -r3d1a79d25b4059b58271f549f62fc48ac1d1a3ec
--- Ringtoets/Common/test/Ringtoets.Common.IO.Test/Readers/ConfigurationReaderTest.cs	(.../ConfigurationReaderTest.cs)	(revision b9567422d510ed103f94d8b7917db448eb5a363d)
+++ Ringtoets/Common/test/Ringtoets.Common.IO.Test/Readers/ConfigurationReaderTest.cs	(.../ConfigurationReaderTest.cs)	(revision 3d1a79d25b4059b58271f549f62fc48ac1d1a3ec)
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 // All rights reserved.
 
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Xml;
 using System.Xml.Linq;
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@
 
             // Assert
             var exception = Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(call);
-            Assert.AreEqual("schemaString", exception.Message);
+            Assert.AreEqual("mainSchemaDefinition", exception.Message);
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -209,8 +210,8 @@
 
         private class TestConfigurationReader : ConfigurationReader<TestReadConfigurationItem>
         {
-            public TestConfigurationReader(string xmlFilePath, string schemaString)
-                : base(xmlFilePath, schemaString) {}
+            public TestConfigurationReader(string xmlFilePath, string mainSchemaDefinition)
+                : base(xmlFilePath, mainSchemaDefinition, new Dictionary<string, string>()) {}
 
             protected override TestReadConfigurationItem ParseCalculationElement(XElement calculationElement)
             {
Index: Ringtoets/Piping/src/Ringtoets.Piping.IO/Readers/PipingConfigurationReader.cs
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diff -u -r8a00046f9112833f25944b0f2631c7003f7a1692 -r3d1a79d25b4059b58271f549f62fc48ac1d1a3ec
--- Ringtoets/Piping/src/Ringtoets.Piping.IO/Readers/PipingConfigurationReader.cs	(.../PipingConfigurationReader.cs)	(revision 8a00046f9112833f25944b0f2631c7003f7a1692)
+++ Ringtoets/Piping/src/Ringtoets.Piping.IO/Readers/PipingConfigurationReader.cs	(.../PipingConfigurationReader.cs)	(revision 3d1a79d25b4059b58271f549f62fc48ac1d1a3ec)
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 // All rights reserved.
 
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Xml;
 using System.Xml.Linq;
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@
 using Ringtoets.Common.IO.Schema;
 using Ringtoets.Piping.IO.Properties;
 using Ringtoets.Piping.IO.Schema;
+using RingtoetsCommonIOResources = Ringtoets.Common.IO.Properties.Resources;
 
 namespace Ringtoets.Piping.IO.Readers
 {
@@ -50,7 +52,17 @@
         /// </list>
         /// </exception>
         internal PipingConfigurationReader(string xmlFilePath)
-            : base(xmlFilePath, Resources.PipingConfiguratieSchema) {}
+            : base(xmlFilePath,
+                   Resources.PipingConfiguratieSchema,
+                   new Dictionary<string, string>
+                   {
+                       {
+                           "StochastSchema.xsd", RingtoetsCommonIOResources.StochastSchema
+                       },
+                       {
+                           "HrLocatieSchema.xsd", RingtoetsCommonIOResources.HrLocatieSchema
+                       }
+                   }) {}
 
         protected override ReadPipingCalculation ParseCalculationElement(XElement calculationElement)
         {