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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.
These reports and accounts summarise the performance of the Environment Agency by financial year (April to March).
Guidance and information on flood risk management and surface water management.
How to report environmental incidents, including pollution, damage to the natural environment, flooding, illegal fishing or a collapsed river bank.
The Environment Agency’s road map for cutting carbon emissions by 45% by 2030, on the way to organisational net zero by 2045 to 2050.
The Environment Agency is urging businesses and the public to help in the fight against waste crime.
How the Environment Agency uses its enforcement and sanctioning powers to secure compliance with laws that protect the environment.
Check if you need to get permission from the Environment Agency to do work on or next to a river, watercourse, flood defence or sea defence
This strategy sets out our purpose, principles and priorities for how we will enable safe and sustainable sludge use on land.
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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