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How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to the ground.
Actions the government and others are taking to manage the risk of surface water flooding.
The dangers of flash flooding and how to stay safe.
How to comply with your environmental permit for the surface treatment of metals and plastics by electrolytic and chemical processes.
This external quality assessment (EQA) scheme is suitable for laboratories that routinely monitor recreational and surface water.
How to carry out a flood risk assessment so that you can complete your planning application.
Apply for a standard rules permit for a discharge to surface water or groundwater.
Who's responsible for cleaning up contaminated land and how you know if your business is on a contaminated site
Background to the surface access analysis in the Airports Commission's final report on increasing airport capacity in the UK.
External quality assessment (EQA) scheme suitable for laboratories that routinely monitor recreational and surface water.
This series collects planning applications where removal of shallow coal resources is recommended as part of the ground works.
Environment Agency enforcement position on temporary discharges of uncontaminated water from excavations to surface water without a water discharge activity permit.
This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023. It relates to the definition of higher-risk...
Description of the dataset showing extent of coal resources capable of being extracted by surface mining methods.
An accelerated licensing process may apply to some applications for dredging activity.
This external quality assessment (EQA) scheme is for laboratories that routinely monitor recreational and surface water.
Learn more about the history, science and policy behind GDF
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