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Report a cause of flooding: who to contact for burst water mains, flooded sewers, public drains, roads, rivers
Planting the right tree, in the right place, can help manage flooding, improve water quality, and support aquatic habitats. Find out more in the collection of resources below.
How to apply for a screening study with the Environment Agency to assess and rank water resources options for farming.
The Environment Agency deals with applications for water abstraction and impoundment. The Planning Inspectorate deals with appeals.
FCDO travel advice for Colombia. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
This study examines the impact of inadequate water and sanitation on diarrhoeal disease in low- and middle-income settings
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...
Rules that local authorities in England must follow when registering a premises to produce spring water, or carrying out ongoing checks.
Fund will help groups of farmers investigate how they can better manage water for use in time of drought, helping to safeguard food security.
What you need to do if you keep, grow, find or sell certain invasive plant species and your responsibilities to prevent their spread.
Groundwater flooding, how it might affect you and what to do.
When you're exempt from needing an environmental permit for letting vegetation cuttings fall into rivers, streams, lakes and canals.
Find out how you can use natural options to reduce flooding in your area, who to contact for advice, and if you can get funding.
Use form LT1WD to apply to HMRC to discount the water content when calculating taxable weight of waste.
Guidance for people with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19, or a positive test result for COVID-19.
Debts you owe (for example court fines, rent or Council Tax) can be deducted from your benefits – sometimes called third party deductions or Fuel Direct
The differences between the 3 types of bottled water, and what bottled water is exempt from the rules.
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