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Find out if there’s flooding in your area: flood warnings, flood alerts plus river, sea and groundwater levels.
How to check the long term flood risk for an area in England, assess risk from rivers and sea, surface water, reservoirs, ground water.
The home of Environment Agency on GOV.UK. We work to create better places for people and wildlife, and support sustainable development.
Scrap your vehicle at an authorised treatment facility if it’s reached the end of its life and you want to dispose of it
How and where to buy or upgrade a rod fishing licence for salmon, trout, freshwater fish, smelt and eels in England and Wales.
Register your home or business in England, Scotland or Wales to receive flood warnings and find out how to check flood risk in Northern Ireland
The current conditions affecting boaters on the River Thames and what the warnings mean.
Register or renew registration with the Environment Agency to transport, buy, sell or broker waste.
How to report environmental incidents, including pollution, damage to the natural environment, flooding, illegal fishing or a collapsed river bank.
How to access the Environment Agency's public registers of environmental information.
How to dispose of household waste legally. Check your council’s website for bin collection, bulky waste collection. What you must do if using private companies
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Find out if you qualify for ESOS and how to comply.
Find an authorised scrapyard where you can take your vehicle to be scrapped
How to classify and describe your business waste so you can know how to manage and dispose of it - what you need to do, List of Waste (LoW) codes, technical guidance.
Standard rules and bespoke permits for using, treating, storing and disposing of waste. Check if you need a permit and find out how to apply.
Business waste management in England - your duty of care, waste collection, licences and waste transfer notes
Weekly reports on rainfall and river flow in England for the last 3 months.
How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to the ground.
When you need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground, and how to apply.
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