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How to care for animals on farms and at market in severe hot or cold weather, floods or drought.
The differences between the 3 types of bottled water, and what bottled water is exempt from the rules.
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.
Consultation launched on proposals to expand scheme to 1.6 million more people to help tackle tooth decay.
The bathing water season has started today, with monitoring by the Environment Agency now underway.
How to register as a spring water producer, and the rules you must follow to produce and market spring water.
Defra's plan to clean up our waters and ensure a plentiful supply for the future.
External quality assessment (EQA) scheme suitable for laboratories in the water testing and clinical microbiology sectors.
How to register as a producer, and the rules you must follow to produce and market bottled drinking water.
Up to £11 million from water company fines and penalties will be reinvested to directly improve the water environment.
This external quality assessment (EQA) scheme is for laboratories that routinely monitor drinking water for low levels of indicator organisms.
Details of the new ‘farming rules for water’ from 2 April 2018 for all farmers in England.
Search reports on business payment practices: when invoices are paid, payment terms and practices
Monthly water situation reports and weekly rainfall and river flow reports.
How bottled water producers can get a natural mineral water recognised in England, and rules you need to follow to produce and label it.
Formerly part of M18, how to prepare and interpret analytical quality control (AQC) charts to verify the performance of your monitoring method.
How to change, revoke or transfer your licence, including if the licence holder dies or becomes bankrupt and find out when changes can be enforced.
The UK Health Security Agency's (UKHSA) FW&E laboratories protect the public from significant health threats associated with food, water and environmental hazards.
Background, evidence and analysis on challenges affecting the water environment.
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