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How to comply with your licence, including how to measure, record and report on the water you abstract.
How to prepare for a flood: who to contact, how to protect your property, get insurance.
This series brings together all documents relating to water quality and abstraction statistics.
Application form to reduce the amount of water on an existing abstraction licence.
How to register as a producer, and the rules you must follow to produce and market bottled drinking water.
As a business, you'll have to pay for any water you use, and for the drainage of water and any effluent (liquid waste) you produce
The purpose of Thames Estuary 2100 (TE2100) and the challenges it aims to address.
Your tap water should be clear and bright - water quality advice, reporting problems, how to complain
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 apply to the Environment Agency for a water abstraction or impounding licence.
The Environment Agency deals with applications for water abstraction and impoundment. The Planning Inspectorate deals with appeals.
The dangers of flash flooding and how to stay safe.
The Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) is a non-ministerial government department. We are the economic regulator for the water and sewerage sectors in England and Wales. We are responsible for making sure that the companies we regulate provide consumers with...
How to register a reservoir, appoint a panel engineer, produce a flood plan, prepare an inspection information pack and report an incident.
How you must control and monitor emissions from your activities that may cause pollution.
How to apply for a screening study with the Environment Agency to assess and rank water resources options for farming.
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.
How to care for animals on farms and at market in severe hot or cold weather, floods or drought.
Information and resources on the UK’s plans to see antimicrobial resistance contained and controlled by 2040.
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