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Complete if you are applying to vary (change) a water discharge or groundwater activity permit, or point source emission to water from an installation.
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.
Rules that local authorities in England must follow when registering a premises to produce spring water, or carrying out ongoing checks.
Apply to replace a time limited licence or condition that is expiring.
How to carry out a risk assessment if you are applying for a bespoke permit that includes discharging hazardous chemicals and elements to surface water.
Application form to cancel an existing water abstraction licence.
Use this form to apply to renew your water abstraction licence with the same terms.
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...
Use the RW1 form to register your fishery, stock ponds, cropping water, aquaponics unit or to register as a sole transporter
Application form to reduce the amount of water on an existing abstraction licence.
Updates make the guidance for applying for bathing water designation clearer and more streamlined for applicants
Complete if you are applying for a new environmental permit, or to change or transfer an existing environmental permit.
How to register as a producer, and the rules you must follow to produce and market bottled drinking water.
Advises on how planning can ensure water quality and the delivery of adequate water and wastewater infrastructure.
If you abstract water or plan to, you may need to apply for an abstraction licence.
How to apply for a screening study with the Environment Agency to assess and rank water resources options for farming.
Use the Water Restoration Fund application form to apply for a grant to restore and improve rivers, streams, canals, lakes, ponds, wetlands or estuarine waters.
Use form LT1WD to apply to HMRC to discount the water content when calculating taxable weight of waste.
The environmental permit, consent and licence you may need before you install a ground source or surface water source heating or cooling system.
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