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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.
How to prevent the introduction and spread of animal and bird disease by following good hygiene and biosecurity standards.
Emerging techniques on how to prevent or minimise the environmental impacts of hydrogen production by electrolysis of water.
How to manage water use, levels, drainage and irrigation, and avoid pollution from waste water and sheep dip.
How you must control and monitor emissions from your activities that may cause pollution.
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.
How to design, inspect, monitor and maintain impounding reservoir spillways so they are safe.
What you must do to manage manure, fertiliser and soil to prevent runoff, erosion and leaching.
What happens when the Environment Agency stops maintaining a flood or coastal erosion defence, how to challenge the decision and how to manage your risk afterwards.
What local authorities must do to grant recognition for natural mineral water and carry out ongoing checks.
Guidance for non-water company abstraction licence holders affected by prolonged dry weather and drought.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
Pandemic flu planning information for England and the devolved administrations, including guidance for organisations and businesses.
Advises on how planning can ensure water quality and the delivery of adequate water and wastewater infrastructure.
What to do if you’re about to be flooded and during flooding: who to contact, how to stay safe, how to report a problem.
Spreading slurry and milk on agricultural land: Environment Agency advice in exceptional circumstances such as extreme weather.
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.
Follow this groundwater protection code of practice to prevent pollution from solvent use and storage.
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