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When you need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground, and how to apply.
Get permission to send liquid waste out from factories or places where sewage is dealt with and find how to contact Scottish water suppliers and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency
How to assess the risks to groundwater for treated effluent discharges.
You may need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground.
How to use an underground storage tank safely to minimise the risk to groundwater.
Formerly part of M18, technical guidance for industrial plant operators (and their contractors) who monitor effluent discharges to water and sewer.
When you need to do an environmental risk assessment, when the Environment Agency will do it for you, and how to do a risk assessment.
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 the maritime industry should treat waste at sea and in ports, reduce oil and air pollution, and control ozone-depleting substances.
Paper and cardboard production can cause significant pollution. This guide describes industry responsibilities for preventing pollution.
How to carry out a risk assessment if you are applying for a bespoke permit that includes discharging hazardous chemicals and elements to surface water.
Standard rules for discharges to surface water.
Follow this groundwater protection code of practice to prevent pollution from solvent use and storage.
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
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
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