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Planting the right tree, in the right place, can help manage flooding, improve water quality, and support aquatic habitats. Find out more in the collection of resources below.
The dangers of flash flooding and how to stay safe.
This external quality assessment (EQA) scheme is for laboratories that routinely monitor drinking water for low levels of indicator organisms.
Formerly part of M18, technical guidance for industrial plant operators (and their contractors) who monitor effluent discharges to water and sewer.
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.
How to manage the burial of animal remains to prevent or limit groundwater pollution.
This paper seeks to understand which attributes of water services rural people value
When you're exempt from needing an environmental permit for letting vegetation cuttings fall into rivers, streams, lakes and canals.
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.
For the first time, over 1.2 million ‘eligible’ non-household customers in England can choose their water supplier (from 3 April 2017).
Check the tariff classification for flavour pods.
Seeking views on implementing the EU Directive 2015/1787 on the safety and quality of spring water and bottled drinking water.
£11.5m extra funding announced to boost tree planting, habitat restoration and flood management across England through the Water Environment Improvement Fund.
External quality assessment (EQA) scheme suitable for laboratories that routinely monitor drinking water, examining for low levels of indicator organisms.
How to manage the health and welfare of poultry during transport, at market and during slaughter.
For all organisations that rely on a safe water supply to undertake their business activities.
How to assess a planning application when there are freshwater or migratory fish on or near a proposed development site.
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