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Guidance to help organisations choose a monitoring approach for stack emissions to air that meets Environment Agency and MCERTS requirements (formerly part of M2).
Rules that local authorities in England must follow when registering a premises to produce spring water, or carrying out ongoing checks.
Rules for local authorities to follow when registering a premises to produce bottled drinking water, or carrying out ongoing checks.
What you must do to manage manure, fertiliser and soil to prevent runoff, erosion and leaching.
Formerly part of M18, technical guidance for industrial plant operators (and their contractors) who monitor effluent discharges to water and sewer.
What local authorities must do to grant recognition for natural mineral water and carry out ongoing checks.
How to carry out a flood risk assessment so that you can complete your planning application.
How bottled water producers can get a natural mineral water recognised in England, and rules you need to follow to produce and label it.
Find out when to prepare a water cycle study for your proposed development plan document, or development, and what to focus on.
How to carry out a risk assessment if you are applying for a bespoke permit that includes discharging hazardous chemicals and elements to surface water.
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.
How to manage water use, levels, drainage and irrigation, and avoid pollution from waste water and sheep dip.
Emerging techniques on how to prevent or minimise the environmental impacts of hydrogen production by electrolysis of water.
Guidelines by the IMO on the preparation, approval and implementation of procedures necessary for solid bulk cargoes which may liquefy.
How to carry out a groundwater risk assessment as part of an application for an environmental permit.
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