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Information about the Coombe mine water treatment scheme in Cornwall, England.
Government to consult on largest ever rollout of new bathing water sites.
Find out how clean the water is on beaches and in other bathing areas in England, and if there is a problem with pollution
How to register as a spring water producer, and the rules you must follow to produce and market spring water.
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.
Explores England’s long term water needs, setting out the scale of action needed to ensure resilient supplies and an improved water environment.
Your tap water should be clear and bright - water quality advice, reporting problems, how to complain
This EQA scheme is suitable for laboratories in the water testing and clinical microbiology sectors that monitor the microbial quality of water used rinse endoscopes.
Find out when to prepare a water cycle study for your proposed development plan document, or development, and what to focus on.
The Water and Abandoned Metal Mines programme aims to tackle the water pollution caused by historical metal mining.
When you need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground, and how to apply.
This scheme is for laboratories in the water testing and clinical microbiology sectors that monitor the microbial quality of water-used rinse endoscopes.
Guidance for non-water company abstraction licence holders affected by prolonged dry weather and drought.
The joint UK-Canada £1.2 million Aqualunar Challenge is launching to support development of water-purifying technologies for the Moon.
This external quality assessment scheme is for microbiology sector laboratories that monitor the microbial quality of water-used rinse endoscopes.
Formerly part of M18, how to prepare and interpret analytical quality control (AQC) charts to verify the performance of your monitoring method.
These external quality assessment (EQA) schemes are particularly suited to laboratories in the water testing and clinical microbiology sectors.
The T18 exemption allows you to treat waste by using flocculants to remove water so that clay or water-based paints can be recovered.
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.
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