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Non-statutory technical standards for the design, maintenance and operation of sustainable drainage systems to drain surface water.
The water industry is producing strategic drainage and wastewater plans to maintain, improve, and extend robust and resilient drainage and wastewater systems.
This form may be used as part of a planning application that incorporates a proposed non-mains foul drainage system.
How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to the ground.
Review of the benefits and impacts of making sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) a legal requirement for new developments.
Advises on how planning can ensure water quality and the delivery of adequate water and wastewater infrastructure.
Check if you need to pay drainage charges, how much they are and how to pay.
This paper investigates the influence of the performance of low volume sealed roads and their relation to pavement materials
The Valuation Office Agency`s technical manual covering all aspects of compulsory purchase and compensation.
Advises how to take account of and address the risks associated with flooding and coastal change in the planning process.
Your local council is responsible for public drains - report a blockage.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the cross drains item.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
The Environment Agency has identified that an increased uptake of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SUDS) would have positive environmental benefits
Collation of evidence that supports a group of measures to intercept field run-off.
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