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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 manage water use, levels, drainage and irrigation, and avoid pollution from waste water and sheep dip.
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.
Advises on how planning can ensure water quality and the delivery of adequate water and wastewater infrastructure.
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.
Details for owners, operators, and masters of vessels on inland waters, including categorisation, how to apply, safety requirements and best practice.
How to care for animals on farms and at market in severe hot or cold weather, floods or drought.
Government to consult on largest ever rollout of new bathing water sites.
The bathing water season has started today, with monitoring by the Environment Agency now underway.
How to apply to the Environment Agency to trade water abstraction rights with another party.
Increase flood resilience with natural flood management.
Formerly part of M18, technical guidance for industrial plant operators (and their contractors) who monitor effluent discharges to water and sewer.
How to carry out a flood risk assessment so that you can complete your planning application.
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...
This external quality assessment (EQA) scheme is for laboratories in the water testing and clinical microbiology sectors examining hospital tap water.
This external quality assessment (EQA) scheme is particularly suited to laboratories in the water testing and clinical microbiology sectors that examine hospital tap waters.
If you impound water, or plan to, you may need to apply for an impounding licence.
Find out how clean the water is on beaches and in other bathing areas in England, and if there is a problem with pollution
The conditions that new cemetery developments, or new extensions of a cemetery, can operate under without needing an environmental permit.
This external quality assessment scheme is for laboratories in the water testing and clinical microbiology sectors examining hospital tap water.
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