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How to assess the risks to groundwater for treated effluent discharges.
How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to the ground.
How to design, inspect, monitor and maintain impounding reservoir spillways so they are safe.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the cross drains item.
The conditions that new cemetery developments, or new extensions of a cemetery, can operate under without needing an environmental permit.
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 flood risk assessment so that you can complete your planning application.
The T29 exemption allows you to treat non-hazardous pesticide washings before disposing of them to land.
Your local council is responsible for public drains - report a blockage.
Sheep dip is a hazardous substance – follow this code to reduce the risk of groundwater pollution when you use, store and dispose of dip.
Advises how to take account of and address the risks associated with flooding and coastal change in the planning process.
How the Thames Barrier works, and when it is scheduled to close.
How to manage water use, levels, drainage and irrigation, and avoid pollution from waste water and sheep dip.
A guide to adapting your home or business to flooding, and how to pump water out of your property after a flood.
Check the tariff classification for an oval shaped article consisting of crocheted textile fabric.
This exemption allows you to temporarily store waste at a collection point before recovering or disposing of the waste elsewhere.
Find out if you need to follow standing advice when completing a flood risk assessment and what to do.
Check the tariff classification for antimicrobial bathing systems.
If you are developing a site within a coalfield area you may need to give additional consideration to the proposed drainage and infiltration.
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