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How producers can get non-UK natural mineral waters recognised in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), or get UK products recognised overseas.
Advises on how planning can ensure water quality and the delivery of adequate water and wastewater infrastructure.
Your tap water should be clear and bright - water quality advice, reporting problems, how to complain
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.
How to manage water use, levels, drainage and irrigation, and avoid pollution from waste water and sheep dip.
Robert Wilson will take on the role for a three-year term
How to use the calculators to work out a nutrient budget for residential developments in nutrient neutrality catchments.
When you need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground, and how to apply.
If you abstract water or plan to, you may need to apply for an abstraction licence.
Meet the ambition and expectations in WISER and follow the WINEP methodology to develop an environmental programme for the price review 2024.
What you must do to manage manure, fertiliser and soil to prevent runoff, erosion and leaching.
Formerly part of M18, technical guidance for industrial plant operators (and their contractors) who monitor effluent discharges to water and sewer.
This series brings together all documents relating to water quality and abstraction statistics.
How to apply for a screening study with the Environment Agency to assess and rank water resources options for farming.
How to clean and disinfect after an animal disease outbreak and store and dispose of the washwater.
How to manage the burial of animal remains to prevent or limit groundwater pollution.
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