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How to assess the impact of your activity in estuarine (transitional) and coastal waters for the Water Framework Directive (WFD). The guidance is called Clearing the Waters for All.
Find out what VAT should be charged on supplies of fuel and power if you're a supplier or a user.
The environmental permit, consent and licence you may need before you install a ground source or surface water source heating or cooling system.
Guidance to help organisations choose a monitoring approach for stack emissions to air that meets Environment Agency and MCERTS requirements (formerly part of M2).
Part 1 - sampling and chemical testing of untreated sewage, treated sewage effluents and trade effluents.
Find out if you need to follow standing advice when completing a flood risk assessment and what to do.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Dozens of new bathing water sites in England have been designated ahead of the 2024 bathing season in the government’s largest ever rollout.
OSM management and operation rules for water companies.
Rules you must follow, who’s responsible, when to tell the Environment Agency and what to do if you get an enforcement notice.
Find out how to calculate the weight of your aggregate and deduct the weight of added water for Aggregates Levy.
What you must do to manage manure, fertiliser and soil to prevent runoff, erosion and leaching.
When you need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground, and how to apply.
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
Official Government Buying Standards (GBS) for performance standards of water consumption rates for systems that use water.
This document contains the performance standards and test procedures for automatic water sampling equipment.
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