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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
Use this guide to understand when your waste water discharge is classed as domestic sewage.
The Environment Agency’s national investigation into potential breaches of permit conditions at wastewater treatment works by water and sewerage companies.
How to develop a management system and keep it up to date so that you can carry out activities under an environmental permit.
Daily discharge volume calculator for small sewage discharges from septic tanks and package treatment plants
How to complete a water discharge return.
Paper and cardboard production can cause significant pollution. This guide describes industry responsibilities for preventing pollution.
How to use an underground storage tank safely to minimise the risk to groundwater.
Variation issued today to an environmental permit for Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, to allow for a change in water discharge activity at the site.
The monitoring certification scheme (MCERTS) standard that applies to holders of environmental permits who must monitor liquid flow (sewage or trade effluent).
Advises on how planning can ensure water quality and the delivery of adequate water and wastewater infrastructure.
How to change details of your environmental permit, transfer it to somebody else or cancel it.
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