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Advises on how planning can ensure water quality and the delivery of adequate water and wastewater infrastructure.
Details for owners, operators, and masters of vessels on inland waters, including categorisation, how to apply, safety requirements and best practice.
Guidance for owners, operators and masters of vessels on inland waters, explaining the classifications and how to apply for categorisation.
If you abstract water or plan to, you may need to apply for an abstraction licence.
Rules that local authorities in England must follow when registering a premises to produce spring water, or carrying out ongoing checks.
The Water and Abandoned Metal Mines programme aims to tackle the water pollution caused by historical metal mining.
Find out when to prepare a water cycle study for your proposed development plan document, or development, and what to focus on.
Explores England’s long term water needs, setting out the scale of action needed to ensure resilient supplies and an improved water environment.
Sets out the basis on which the Environment Agency should decide whether or not a river or watercourse is treated as a ‘main river’.
This series brings together all documents relating to water quality and abstraction statistics.
£11.5m extra funding announced to boost tree planting, habitat restoration and flood management across England through the Water Environment Improvement Fund.
Up to £11 million from water company fines and penalties will be reinvested to directly improve the water environment.
Proposed designation changes to the main river map, notices from the Environment Agency, how to comment or appeal, and final decision notices.
Formerly part of M18, technical guidance for industrial plant operators (and their contractors) who monitor effluent discharges to water and sewer.
What local authorities must do to grant recognition for natural mineral water and carry out ongoing checks.
How bottled water producers can get a natural mineral water recognised in England, and rules you need to follow to produce and label it.
A framework for a multi-agency response in the event of severe service disruptions resulting from major water and wastewater incidents.
National Drought Group confirms water resources are healthy in first meeting this year
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