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When you need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground, and how to apply.
How to manage the burial of animal remains to prevent or limit groundwater pollution.
You can report serious concerns about your employer to us, if you suspect wrongdoing in an area we regulate.
The Environment Agency’s role in the development and regulation of a geological disposal facility for radioactive waste.
View a list of environmental permitting applications that have been submitted to the Environment Agency.
When the Environment Agency will not require you to get a permit to carry out certain activities that they regulate.
How developers can get advice on Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) and applications for planning, permission in principle and technical details consent.
New guidance published on production of hydrogen from water using electrolysis
Environment Agency launches consultation on updating charges for regulating notified international waste shipments
Our approach to regulation and enforcement during the coronavirus outbreak.
How the Environment Agency uses your personal information in services to support environmental permitting.
Check if you need to apply for an environmental permit, formerly known as a flood defence consent, and get the forms you need.
Cases for which the Environment Agency has accepted an enforcement undertaking or imposed a civil sanction for environmental offences.
What happens when the Environment Agency stops maintaining a flood or coastal erosion defence, how to challenge the decision and how to manage your risk afterwards.
Environment Agency 2022 annual report on the environmental performance of regulated businesses in England and the work we do to regulate them.
This strategy sets out the Environment Agency's equality, diversity and inclusion priorities from 2022 to 2025.
On 1 April 2015 the business and operations of the Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera), an Executive Agency of Defra, transferred to Fera Science Limited (FSL), a Joint Venture (JV) between Defra and Capita. Their website is at www.fera.co.uk...
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