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What you must do to manage manure, fertiliser and soil to prevent runoff, erosion and leaching.
Guidance for non-water company abstraction licence holders affected by prolonged dry weather and drought.
How to design, inspect, monitor and maintain impounding reservoir spillways so they are safe.
Find out how you can use natural options to reduce flooding in your area, who to contact for advice, and if you can get funding.
How to register as a spring water producer, and the rules you must follow to produce and market spring water.
How to apply to the Environment Agency to trade water abstraction rights with another party.
How to assess the risks to groundwater for treated effluent discharges.
The Environment Agency has received an application from London Borough of Sutton for a licence to abstract (take) water.
The Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) is a non-ministerial government department. We are the economic regulator for the water and sewerage sectors in England and Wales. We are responsible for making sure that the companies we regulate provide consumers with...
How to apply for a screening study with the Environment Agency to assess and rank water resources options for farming.
The Environment Agency has received an application from Avove Limited for a licence to abstract (take) water.
The CMA has found Pennon’s purchase of Sumisho Osaka Gas Water UK (including its subsidiary Sutton and East Surrey Water), could harm Ofwat’s ability to make comparisons between water companies and carry out its statutory functions.
If you impound water, or plan to, you may need to apply for an impounding licence.
How to change, revoke or transfer your licence, including if the licence holder dies or becomes bankrupt and find out when changes can be enforced.
How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage discharge treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to a surface water.
Fibre in Water (FiW) is an open competition, run by DCMS from HM Treasury’s Shared Outcomes Fund and supported by DEFRA, BEIS and Cabinet Office. It will allocate up to £4 million of R&D funding to projects that develop and...
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