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Seeking views on proposals to reform the system used to manage removing water from rivers and groundwater across England and Wales.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
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.
Emerging techniques on how to prevent or minimise the environmental impacts of hydrogen production by electrolysis of water.
The differences between the 3 types of bottled water, and what bottled water is exempt from the rules.
Seeking views on updating toilet specifications to stop cistern water from re-entering drinking water in properties and to understand the causes of leaking toilet valves.
Report a cause of flooding: who to contact for burst water mains, flooded sewers, public drains, roads, rivers
National Drought Group confirms water resources are healthy in first meeting this year
Advises on how planning can ensure water quality and the delivery of adequate water and wastewater infrastructure.
Planting the right tree, in the right place, can help manage flooding, improve water quality, and support aquatic habitats. Find out more in the collection of resources below.
Background, evidence and analysis on challenges affecting the water environment.
Find out when to prepare a water cycle study for your proposed development plan document, or development, and what to focus on.
Get permission or a licence to trap crayfish, eels, elvers, salmon, sea trout, lamprey and smelt in England. How to apply and rules to follow.
How to report environmental incidents, including pollution, damage to the natural environment, flooding, illegal fishing or a collapsed river bank.
How to register as a spring water producer, and the rules you must follow to produce and market spring water.
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