Guidance

Works in, near or over watercourses, PPG5: prevent pollution

How to prevent pollution and comply with the law when planning construction, maintenance or other works in, near or over watercourses.

From:
Environment Agency
Published
1 November 2007
Last updated
15 April 2014 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on

All pollution prevention guidance (PPGs) that was previously maintained by the Environment Agency has been withdrawn from use and can now be found on The National Archives.

Pollution prevention guidance contained a mix of regulatory requirements and good practice advice. The Environment Agency does not provide ‘good practice’ guidance.

Current guidance explains how to: report an environmental incident, get permission to discharge to surface or groundwater, manage business and commercial waste, store oil and any oil storage regulations, discharge sewage with no mains drainage, work on or near water and manage water on land.

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PPG5 Works in, near or over watercourses: prevent pollution

Ref: LIT 3251

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Pollution Prevention Guidance 5 (PPG5) provides advice about how to prevent pollution and comply with environmental law when planning works near, in or over ponds, lakes, ditches, streams, rivers and other watercourses.

It gives information about planning the works, managing silt, concrete and cement, oils and chemicals, maintaining structures over watercourses, waste management and responding to pollution incidents.

Updates to this page

Published 1 November 2007
Last updated 15 April 2014 + show all updates

  1. Added option to order paper copy.

  2. First published.

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