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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.
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