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Find out when to prepare a water cycle study for your proposed development plan document, or development, and what to focus on.
Groundwater flooding, how it might affect you and what to do.
The Coal Authority is working with partners to unlock the heat within our historical coal mine network, to transform the homes and workplaces of the future.
The joint UK-Canada £1.2 million Aqualunar Challenge is launching to support development of water-purifying technologies for the Moon.
How to apply to the Environment Agency to trade water abstraction rights with another party.
How to apply to the Environment Agency for a water abstraction or impounding licence.
Fibre in Water (FiW) is an open competition, run by DCMS from HM Treasury’s Shared Outcomes Fund and supported by DEFRA, BEIS and Cabinet Office. It will allocate up to £4 million of R&D funding to projects that develop and...
Ministers are receiving regular updates on a Boil Water Notice from South West Water, which remains for 2,500 properties.
Rules that local authorities in England must follow when registering a premises to produce spring water, or carrying out ongoing checks.
Planting the right tree, in the right place, can help manage flooding, improve water quality, and support aquatic habitats. Find out more in the collection of resources below.
The UK Health Security Agency's (UKHSA) FW&E laboratories protect the public from significant health threats associated with food, water and environmental hazards.
How to complete a water discharge return.
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.
The Environment Agency deals with applications for water abstraction and impoundment. The Planning Inspectorate deals with appeals.
How to register as a producer, and the rules you must follow to produce and market bottled drinking water.
£11.5m extra funding announced to boost tree planting, habitat restoration and flood management across England through the Water Environment Improvement Fund.
How producers can get non-UK natural mineral waters recognised in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), or get UK products recognised overseas.
View a list of applications that have been submitted to the Environment Agency for a licence to abstract or impound water.
Information on the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR).
For the first time, over 1.2 million ‘eligible’ non-household customers in England can choose their water supplier (from 3 April 2017).
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