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Information on the potential health impacts of drought in England and the measures that people can take to stay healthy during these events.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Rules you must follow, who’s responsible, when to tell the Environment Agency and what to do if you get an enforcement notice.
The UK Health Security Agency's (UKHSA) FW&E laboratories protect the public from significant health threats associated with food, water and environmental hazards.
Announcement of the Home Secretary’s decision on the authorisation of water cannon and supporting evidence.
For the first time, over 1.2 million ‘eligible’ non-household customers in England can choose their water supplier (from 3 April 2017).
What local authorities must do to grant recognition for natural mineral water and carry out ongoing checks.
Follow this groundwater protection code of practice to prevent pollution from solvent use and storage.
Fibre in Water (FiW) is an open competition, run by DCMS from HM Treasury’s Shared Outcomes Fund and supported by DEFRA, BEIS and Cabinet Office. It will allocate up to £4 million of R&D funding to projects that develop and...
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
Find out what information must be displayed at designated bathing waters.
The Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) is a non-ministerial government department. We are the economic regulator for the water and sewerage sectors in England and Wales. We are responsible for making sure that the companies we regulate provide consumers with...
Formerly part of M18, how to prepare and interpret analytical quality control (AQC) charts to verify the performance of your monitoring method.
Check the tariff classification for flavour pods.
Product recall for KEERADS Water Doodle Magic Mats presenting a risk of choking due to presence of small parts.
Application form to reduce the amount of water on an existing abstraction licence.
How to register as a producer, and the rules you must follow to produce and market bottled drinking water.
Details for owners, operators, and masters of vessels on inland waters, including categorisation, how to apply, safety requirements and best practice.
Background, evidence and analysis on challenges affecting the water environment.
Check the tariff classification for antimicrobial bathing systems.
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