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Your tap water should be clear and bright - water quality advice, reporting problems, how to complain
How to apply to the Environment Agency for a water abstraction or impounding licence.
Rules that local authorities in England must follow when registering a premises to produce spring water, or carrying out ongoing checks.
Rules for local authorities to follow when registering a premises to produce bottled drinking water, or carrying out ongoing checks.
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
Southern Region, Judge Tildesley OBE, Mrs J Coupe FRICS and Mr E Shaylor, on 22 February 2023
How to register as a producer, and the rules you must follow to produce and market bottled drinking water.
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.
If you impound water, or plan to, you may need to apply for an impounding licence.
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
Midlands Region, Judge David R. Salter and Mrs J. Rossiter FRICS on 8 November 2023
What local authorities must do to grant recognition for natural mineral water and carry out ongoing checks.
Guidance on how planning authorities can gather evidence to set optional requirements and the nationally described space standard.
How to manage water use, levels, drainage and irrigation, and avoid pollution from waste water and sheep dip.
Advises on how planning can ensure water quality and the delivery of adequate water and wastewater infrastructure.
How to prepare for a flood: who to contact, how to protect your property, get insurance.
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 adapting your home or business to flooding, and how to pump water out of your property after a flood.
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 apply to the Environment Agency to trade water abstraction rights with another party.
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