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Services

• Check the quality of your drinking water

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

• 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

• 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

• Building lined biobeds in a groundwater source protection zone 1: RPS 140

  Guidance

  10 October 2018

  Environment Agency

• Water companies: environmental permits for storm overflows and emergency overflows

  Guidance

  13 September 2018

  Environment Agency

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News and communications

24 August 2018 — Press release

Bathing water investigation continues

Environment Agency

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Research and statistics

• Recommendations to inform a UK ocean acidification monitoring strategy
  • 31 July 2018
  • Science Advisory Council
  • Research
• Groundwater source protection zones (SPZs)
  • 2 July 2018
  • Environment Agency
  • Research

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Policy papers and consultations

• National FCERM strategy: Strategic Environmental Assessment scoping report 5 September 2018

  Environment Agency

  Closed consultation

  Date closed 09 October 2018

• The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (England) Regulations 2015 26 July 2018

  Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

  Consultation outcome

  Date closed 30 October 2015

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Organisations

1. Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
2. Science Advisory Council

1. Environment Agency