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What you must do to manage manure, fertiliser and soil to prevent runoff, erosion and leaching.
How to apply to the Environment Agency for a water abstraction or impounding licence.
How to assess the risks to groundwater for treated effluent discharges.
If you abstract water or plan to, you may need to apply for an abstraction licence.
This section describes the mechanisms to control abstraction and impoundment of water, and mechanisms to protect water resources that are used for abstraction.
Guidance and information on flood risk management and surface water management.
How to assess the impact of your activity in estuarine (transitional) and coastal waters for the Water Framework Directive (WFD). The guidance is called Clearing the Waters for All.
Fund will help groups of farmers investigate how they can better manage water for use in time of drought, helping to safeguard food security.
If you impound water, or plan to, you may need to apply for an impounding licence.
Follow this groundwater protection code of practice to prevent pollution from solvent use and storage.
Guidance for inspecting engineers including the reporting of section 10 inspection findings.
When you need a consent or permit to make a discharge from your reservoir and how to carry out a risk assessment.
This collection brings together all documents relating to business rates retention.
Plans to maintain water supply resilience have been discussed by National Drought Group members amidst ongoing hot and dry weather.
This paper describes the role of an Active Leakage Control programme as a means of achieving water savings
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