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If you abstract water or plan to, you may need to apply for an abstraction licence.
Adopted EU recommendation POL-010. UK approved recommendation on the type approval of sewage systems
Emerging techniques on how to prevent or minimise the environmental impacts of hydrogen production by electrolysis of water.
Science Report SC090018
Guidance for non-water company abstraction licence holders affected by prolonged dry weather and drought.
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 carry out a groundwater risk assessment as part of an application for an environmental permit.
Get help to classify ceramic articles for import and export.
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.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients for healthcare practitioners.
How to manage water use, levels, drainage and irrigation, and avoid pollution from waste water and sheep dip.
Check if you're exempt from needing an environmental permit for a new closed loop ground source heating and cooling system.
How to apply to the Environment Agency to trade water abstraction rights with another party.
How to carry out a groundwater risk assessment for human or animal burials.
When you need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground, and how to apply.
Advises on how planning can ensure water quality and the delivery of adequate water and wastewater infrastructure.
How to comply with environmental permitting regulations to abstract deep geothermal energy.
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