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Your tap water should be clear and bright - water quality advice, reporting problems, how to complain
Rules for local authorities to follow when registering a premises to produce bottled drinking water, or carrying out ongoing checks.
Information on the potential health impacts of drought in England and the measures that people can take to stay healthy during these events.
Advises on how planning can ensure water quality and the delivery of adequate water and wastewater infrastructure.
Rules that local authorities in England must follow when registering a premises to produce spring water, or carrying out ongoing checks.
What local authorities must do to grant recognition for natural mineral water and carry out ongoing checks.
How to manage water use, levels, drainage and irrigation, and avoid pollution from waste water and sheep dip.
How bottled water producers can get a natural mineral water recognised in England, and rules you need to follow to produce and label it.
How to register as a spring water producer, and the rules you must follow to produce and market spring water.
Where to install your meter, checking it's accurate, how often to check it and the records you must keep.
How to register as a producer, and the rules you must follow to produce and market bottled drinking water.
What you must do to manage manure, fertiliser and soil to prevent runoff, erosion and leaching.
Emerging techniques on how to prevent or minimise the environmental impacts of hydrogen production by electrolysis of water.
This series brings together all documents relating to water quality and abstraction statistics.
The differences between the 3 types of bottled water, and what bottled water is exempt from the rules.
Formerly part of M18, technical guidance for industrial plant operators (and their contractors) who monitor effluent discharges to water and sewer.
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.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
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