Guidance

Rainwater harvesting: regulatory position statement

When you can use collected or harvested rainwater without a water abstraction licence.

From:
Environment Agency
Published
24 April 2019
Last updated
28 January 2021 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Rainwater harvesting: regulatory position statement

HTML

Details

This regulatory position statement clarifies when you:

  • can use harvested rainwater without a water abstraction licence
  • will need a water abstraction licence to abstract or transfer harvested rainwater
Published 24 April 2019
Last updated 28 January 2021 + show all updates

  1. We have updated the section on 'When you do not need a water abstraction licence' so that the requirements are clearer.

  2. First published.

Related content