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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 meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to the ground.
How to manage water use, levels, drainage and irrigation, and avoid pollution from waste water and sheep dip.
Rules that local authorities in England must follow when registering a premises to produce spring water, or carrying out ongoing checks.
How to design, inspect, monitor and maintain impounding reservoir spillways so they are safe.
Guidance for non-water company abstraction licence holders affected by prolonged dry weather and drought.
What you must do to manage manure, fertiliser and soil to prevent runoff, erosion and leaching.
Advises on how planning can ensure water quality and the delivery of adequate water and wastewater infrastructure.
How to apply to the Environment Agency to trade water abstraction rights with another party.
If you abstract water or plan to, you may need to apply for an abstraction licence.
What local authorities must do to grant recognition for natural mineral water and carry out ongoing checks.
Formerly part of M18, technical guidance for industrial plant operators (and their contractors) who monitor effluent discharges to water and sewer.
Find out when to prepare a water cycle study for your proposed development plan document, or development, and what to focus on.
If you impound water, or plan to, you may need to apply for an impounding licence.
This series brings together all documents relating to water quality and abstraction statistics.
How to apply to the Environment Agency for a water abstraction or impounding licence.
Your tap water should be clear and bright - water quality advice, reporting problems, how to complain
How to assess a planning application when there are water voles on or near a proposed development site.
The report offers a comparative study to improve our understanding of the efficiency of water use and the differences between overhead (spray) and micro (trickle) irrigation systems.
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