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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Details for owners, operators, and masters of vessels on inland waters, including categorisation, how to apply, safety requirements and best practice.
Find out when to prepare a water cycle study for your proposed development plan document, or development, and what to focus on.
How to care for animals on farms and at market in severe hot or cold weather, floods or drought.
Advises on how planning can ensure water quality and the delivery of adequate water and wastewater infrastructure.
The dangers of flash flooding and how to stay safe.
For the first time, over 1.2 million ‘eligible’ non-household customers in England can choose their water supplier (from 3 April 2017).
How to develop a management system and keep it up to date so that you can carry out activities under an environmental permit.
Climate change is happening and is due to human activities; along with warming, many other changes are occurring such as melting polar ice, rising sea levels and more frequent floods, droughts and heatwaves.
Paper and cardboard production can cause significant pollution. This guide describes industry responsibilities for preventing pollution.
How to assess the impact of your activity in estuarine (transitional) and coastal waters for the Water Framework Directive (WFD). The guidance is called Clearing the Waters for All.
The T18 exemption allows you to treat waste by using flocculants to remove water so that clay or water-based paints can be recovered.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
When you need to apply for consent, how to apply, and the works that you can do without consent.
Apply to replace a time limited licence or condition that is expiring.
If you abstract water or plan to, you may need to apply for an abstraction licence.
How to assess the risks to groundwater for treated effluent discharges.
How to comply with your licence, including how to measure, record and report on the water you abstract.
How to manage the burial of animal remains to prevent or limit groundwater pollution.
Emerging techniques on how to prevent or minimise the environmental impacts of industrial hydrogen production from methane or refinery fuel gas with carbon capture for storage.
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