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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.
National Drought Group confirms water resources are healthy in first meeting this year
The differences between the 3 types of bottled water, and what bottled water is exempt from the rules.
How to register as a producer, and the rules you must follow to produce and market bottled drinking water.
Climate change is happening and is due to human activities; along with warming, many other changes are occurring such as melting polar ice, rising sea levels and more frequent floods, droughts and heatwaves.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for soils.
Consultation launched on proposals to expand scheme to 1.6 million more people to help tackle tooth decay.
How to apply to the Environment Agency for a water abstraction or impounding licence.
Find out how much water is available in your area by viewing Environment Agency abstraction licensing strategies.
How to apply for a screening study with the Environment Agency to assess and rank water resources options for farming.
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
Find out when to prepare a water cycle study for your proposed development plan document, or development, and what to focus on.
How to comply with your licence, including how to measure, record and report on the water you abstract.
When you need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground, and how to apply.
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.
Your tap water should be clear and bright - water quality advice, reporting problems, how to complain
Guidance on how planning authorities can gather evidence to set optional requirements and the nationally described space standard.
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...
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