Consultation outcome

Groundwater and surface water discharge activities

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 29 September 2021
• Last updated: 22 March 2023
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  1. 22 March 2023

     Added the summary of responses and government response.

  2. 16 March 2022

     Added the number of responses received.

  3. 29 September 2021

     First published.

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

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Summary of responses and government response

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Detail of outcome

We have made provisions to make amendments to the Environmental Permitting Regulations (England and Wales) 2016 relating to the permitting of groundwater discharge activities, to take forward these proposals.

Detail of feedback received

We received 264 responses to this consultation.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeking views on our plans to change the Environmental Permitting Regulations.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
9:30am on 28 September 2021 to 11:45pm on 22 December 2021

Consultation description

We want to know what you think of our plans to change the Environmental Permitting Regulations. The proposed amendments will apply to the regulation of groundwater activities and some related surface water discharge activities.

The amendments seek to improve groundwater and surface water quality. The proposed changes are scheduled to come into force in October 2023.