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100% of storm overflows now fitted with monitoring devices required by the government.
How to design, inspect, monitor and maintain impounding reservoir spillways so they are safe.
Information on cleaning an oil spill including your options, how to get a product approved and how long it will take.
How to report marine pollution incidents, the response to an incident and how to get approval to use an oil spill treatment product.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
Guidance primarily aimed at local responders covering environmental issues that may arise during the Recovery Phase of an emergency in the UK
Guidance on oil spills
Follow this groundwater protection code of practice to prevent pollution from solvent use and storage.
Sheep dip is a hazardous substance – follow this code to reduce the risk of groundwater pollution when you use, store and dispose of dip.
How we assess issues of potential regulatory concern
Report an incident of spillage on the road such as oil, mud, sand or dropped cargo to the local council
How to report incidents, including pro-formas for PON1 and PON2 and guidance on completion; listing of environmental alerts for operators in the North Sea.
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.
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.
Thousands of spills to be prevented by increased investment this year.
Paper and cardboard production can cause significant pollution. This guide describes industry responsibilities for preventing pollution.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Sarah Crowther, Deputy Judge of the High Court on 24 May 2024.
Advises on how to consider light within the planning system.
How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to the ground.
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