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A faulty pipe leaked deadly fertiliser into River Witham, stretching 46km in ‘one of the largest environmental incidents ever recorded in Lincolnshire’.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
Water company inspections will more than quadruple as the government cracks down on poor performing companies.
Guidance for inspecting engineers including the reporting of section 10 inspection findings.
What needs to be done to manage flood risk and adapt to rising sea levels in Dartford and Erith, one of 23 policy units in Thames Estuary 2100 (TE2100).
How to report incidents, including pro-formas for PON1 and PON2 and guidance on completion; listing of environmental alerts for operators in the North Sea.
Formerly part of M18, technical guidance for industrial plant operators (and their contractors) who monitor effluent discharges to water and sewer.
Entry into enclosed spaces onboard ships is sometimes a necessary but dangerous work activity. This guidance outlines regulations and provides information and advice on how to identify an enclosed space and how to reduce the risk to life.
When you need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground, and how to apply.
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 register a reservoir, appoint a panel engineer, produce a flood plan, prepare an inspection information pack and report an incident.
Published environmental alert notices issued in order to raise awareness of any environmental issues on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS).
Seeking views on the government’s proposals to enhance the monitoring of storm overflows and final effluent discharges into watercourses.
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