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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...
Paper and cardboard production can cause significant pollution. This guide describes industry responsibilities for preventing pollution.
Use this form if you plan to use herbicides to control weeds in water or on the banks next to a waterbody or watercourse.
Details of the new ‘farming rules for water’ from 2 April 2018 for all farmers in England.
How government, water companies and the Environment Agency make sure there is enough water for future needs of both people and the environment.
Find out how much water is available in your area by viewing Environment Agency abstraction licensing strategies.
Government identifies wastewater treatment works to be upgraded to stringent nutrient removal limits
How to apply to the Environment Agency to trade water abstraction rights with another party.
If you impound water, or plan to, you may need to apply for an impounding licence.
Find out if you need to follow standing advice when completing a flood risk assessment and what to do.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
How to assess a planning application when there are water voles on or near a proposed development site.
Use this service to view and share your licence information and to submit abstraction returns. Find out about water abstraction alerts.
Application form to reduce the amount of water on an existing abstraction licence.
How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to the ground.
View a list of applications that have been submitted to the Environment Agency for a licence to abstract or impound water.
The environmental permit, consent and licence you may need before you install a ground source or surface water source heating or cooling system.
The Environment Agency deals with applications for water abstraction and impoundment. The Planning Inspectorate deals with appeals.
The conditions that new cemetery developments, or new extensions of a cemetery, can operate under without needing an environmental permit.
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