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Appeal to the Environment Agency if you have been refused connection to the public sewer.
How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to the ground.
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 meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage discharge treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to a surface water.
How to meet the general binding rules or apply for a permit if you have a septic tank or treatment plant - fees, application forms and exceptions
Your local council is responsible for public drains - report a blockage.
Thousands of spills to be prevented by increased investment this year.
Homes and businesses to benefit from greener, low-cost heating as 4 new Green Heat Network projects receive a share of £80.6 million.
As a business, you'll have to pay for any water you use, and for the drainage of water and any effluent (liquid waste) you produce
The Environment Agency’s national investigation into potential breaches of permit conditions at wastewater treatment works by water and sewerage companies.
What to do if you’re about to be flooded and during flooding: who to contact, how to stay safe, how to report a problem.
This document explains and gives guidance on issues which are likely to arise from the regulations on private sewers transfer.
How to carry out a flood risk assessment so that you can complete your planning application.
Environment Agency enforcement position on when you can dispose of waste from clearing blocked sewers back into the same sewer network without an environmental permit for a waste operation.
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