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A framework for a multi-agency response in the event of severe service disruptions resulting from major water and wastewater incidents.
Advises on how planning can ensure water quality and the delivery of adequate water and wastewater infrastructure.
The Water and Abandoned Metal Mines programme aims to tackle the water pollution caused by historical metal mining.
Proposed designation changes to the main river map, notices from the Environment Agency, how to comment or appeal, and final decision notices.
Too little water (scarcity), too much water (flooding) and poor quality water (pollution) represent a risk to sustained economic growth
This section explains how the Environment Agency describes the water environment geographical units, and how we assess their current condition.
When you need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground, and how to apply.
Your responsibilities and rules to follow for watercourses on or near your property, and permissions you need to do work around them.
Public dialogue on Significant Water Management Issues: final report
Find out where SPZs are, what defines the different zones and why the Environment Agency must protect groundwater from pollution.
Find out when to prepare a water cycle study for your proposed development plan document, or development, and what to focus on.
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