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Spreading slurry and milk on agricultural land: Environment Agency advice in exceptional circumstances such as extreme weather.
Find out what information must be displayed at designated bathing waters.
If you abstract water or plan to, you may need to apply for an abstraction licence.
What local authorities must do to grant recognition for natural mineral water and carry out ongoing checks.
Your tap water should be clear and bright - water quality advice, reporting problems, how to complain
How to register as a producer, and the rules you must follow to produce and market bottled drinking water.
Planting the right tree, in the right place, can help manage flooding, improve water quality, and support aquatic habitats. Find out more in the collection of resources below.
The differences between the 3 types of bottled water, and what bottled water is exempt from the rules.
How to comply with your licence, including how to measure, record and report on the water you abstract.
How to register as a spring water producer, and the rules you must follow to produce and market spring water.
Consumer Council for Water (CCW) represents water and sewerage consumers in England and Wales and takes up unresolved complaints. CCW is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs .
Lassa virus causes Lassa fever, an acute viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF).
How bottled water producers can get a natural mineral water recognised in England, and rules you need to follow to produce and label it.
Advises on how planning can ensure water quality and the delivery of adequate water and wastewater infrastructure.
How to use the calculators to work out a nutrient budget for residential developments in nutrient neutrality catchments.
Rules that local authorities in England must follow when registering a premises to produce spring water, or carrying out ongoing checks.
Robert Wilson will take on the role for a three-year term
This series brings together all documents relating to water quality and abstraction statistics.
How to report environmental incidents, including pollution, damage to the natural environment, flooding, illegal fishing or a collapsed river bank.
Formerly part of M18, technical guidance for industrial plant operators (and their contractors) who monitor effluent discharges to water and sewer.
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