Policy

Water quality

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Environment Agency, Natural England, and The Water Services Regulation Authority

What the government’s doing about water quality.

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• Cemeteries and burials: prevent groundwater pollution

  • Display type: Detailed guide
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 18 May 2017

• Cemeteries and burials: groundwater risk assessments

  • Display type: Detailed guide
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 4 May 2017

• Abstraction charges scheme

  • Display type: Statutory guidance
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 1 April 2017

• Bathing waters

  • Display type: Collection
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
  • Updated: 28 March 2017

• Bathing waters: removing Instow from the list of designated bathing waters

  • Display type: Closed consultation
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 28 March 2017

• Thames Water ordered to pay record £20 million for river pollution

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 22 March 2017

• Bathing waters: designation of Manor Steps beach, Bournemouth

  • Display type: Closed consultation
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 15 March 2017

• Bathing waters: designating 8 beaches in Cornwall

  • Display type: Closed consultation
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 15 March 2017

• Groundwater risk assessment for your environmental permit

  • Display type: Detailed guide
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
  • Updated: 14 March 2017

• Groundwater protection position statements

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
  • Updated: 14 March 2017

• Protect groundwater and prevent groundwater pollution

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 14 March 2017

• Groundwater activity exclusions from environmental permits

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 14 March 2017

• Groundwater protection technical guidance

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 14 March 2017

• Land contamination groundwater compliance points: quantitative risk assessments

  • Display type: Detailed guide
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 14 March 2017

• Groundwater protection

  • Display type: Collection
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
  • Updated: 14 March 2017

• Project launced to protect the Ouseburn River

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 10 March 2017

• The Isles of Scilly: protecting the quality of groundwater

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 23 February 2017

• Farmers warned after court issues £19,000 fine

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 31 January 2017

• Tata Steel make amends with £73,000 donation, following pollution

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 31 January 2017

• Clay company pays heavy price for toxic discharge

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 27 January 2017

• Project aims to improve river health

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 19 January 2017

• Dairy farm fined for pollution offence

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 5 January 2017

• List of chemicals for Water Framework Directive assessments

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 15 December 2016

• Water Framework Directive assessment: estuarine and coastal waters

  • Display type: Detailed guide
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 15 December 2016

• Environment Agency limits pollution damage to Lewes stream

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 6 December 2016

• Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs) 2017 review: method statements

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 1 December 2016

• Bathing waters in England: 2016 compliance report

  • Display type: Research and analysis
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 8 November 2016

• England’s bathing waters best on record

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
  • Updated: 8 November 2016

• Metal mine water treatment

  • Display type: Collection
  • From: Coal Authority
  • Updated: 24 October 2016

• Southern Water to pay £57,218

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 6 September 2016

• Farmer fined for polluting stream with slurry

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 24 August 2016

• Help sought to find source of Derwent Pollution

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 27 July 2016

• Catchment Partnership Fund: projects funded between April 2015 and March 2016

  • Display type: Corporate report
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
  • Updated: 20 July 2016

• Water quality information at swimming beaches and lakes

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
  • Updated: 1 July 2016

• Drinking Water Regulations: changes to include monitoring for radioactive substances

  • Display type: Consultation outcome
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 26 May 2016

• The Groundwater (Water Framework Directive) (England) Direction 2016

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 26 May 2016

• Bathing waters: list of designated waters in England

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 24 May 2016

• Water quality testing begins at bathing beaches

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 14 May 2016

• Open-loop heat pump systems: permits, consents and licences

  • Display type: Detailed guide
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
  • Updated: 6 May 2016

• Bathing waters: designation of West Runton

  • Display type: Consultation outcome
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 6 May 2016