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100% of storm overflows now fitted with monitoring devices required by the government.
Every storm overflow across England’s water network is now monitored.
The government's target to reduce storm overflows will be enshrined in law.
How to manage a temporary storage facility, how to handle goods, what records to keep, how to increase the size of, or move goods between facilities.
The storm overflows discharge reduction plan sets stringent new targets to protect people and the environment. This will require water companies to deliver the largest infrastructure programme in water company history.
Thousands of spills to be prevented by increased investment this year.
Government expands plan to tackle storm overflows, including all coastal and estuary sites .
Legal rules for trustees when deciding whether to accept, refuse or return a donation.
How and when local authorities can and cannot use fixed penalty notices (FPNs) for householders not complying with waste receptacle requirements.
If you've been offered a refugee integration loan, accept the loan agreement online to start receiving payments.
Sheep dip is a hazardous substance – follow this code to reduce the risk of groundwater pollution when you use, store and dispose of dip.
Find out the UK's requirements for the holding and movement of excise goods in duty suspension within the UK and the EU.
When you need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground, and how to apply.
Yorkshire Water has agreed to donate £235,000 to Yorkshire Wildlife Trust after polluting a Harrogate watercourse, following an investigation by the Environment Agency.
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 control intermittent storm discharges from combined sewer overflows and waste water treatment works, and minimise the risk of emergency sewage discharges from sewage pumping stations.
What needs to be done to manage flood risk and adapt to rising sea levels in Thamesmead, one of 23 policy units in Thames Estuary 2100 (TE2100).
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