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Water quality

Services

  1. Check the quality of your drinking water

    Your tap water should be clear and bright - water quality advice, reporting problems, how to complain

  2. Check the quality of beach and bathing water in England

    Find out how clean the water is on beaches and in other bathing areas in England, and if there is a problem with pollution

  3. Application to use herbicides in or near water

    Use this form if you plan to use herbicides to control weeds in water or on the banks next to a waterbody or watercourse.

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Guidance and regulation

  1. Water companies: environmental permits for storm overflows and emergency overflows
    • Guidance
    • Environment Agency
  2. Building lined biobeds in a groundwater source protection zone 1: RPS 140
    • Guidance
    • Environment Agency
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News and communications

Press release

388 top-rated beaches after scorching summer boosts visitors to seaside

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Environment Agency

  1. Bathing water investigation continues
    • Environment Agency
    • Press release
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Research and statistics

  1. Recommendations to inform a UK ocean acidification monitoring strategy
    • Science Advisory Council
    • Research
  2. Groundwater source protection zones (SPZs)
    • Environment Agency
    • Research
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Policy papers and consultations

  1. National FCERM strategy: Strategic Environmental Assessment scoping report
    • Environment Agency
    • Closed consultation
    • Date closed 09 October 2018
  2. The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (England) Regulations 2015
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Consultation outcome
    • Date closed 30 October 2015
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Organisations