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Guidance for non-water company abstraction licence holders affected by prolonged dry weather and drought.
Is the lack of WASH in the home or health facilities associated with an increased risk of maternal mortality?
Ministers are receiving regular updates on a Boil Water Notice from South West Water, which remains for 2,500 properties.
Paper and cardboard production can cause significant pollution. This guide describes industry responsibilities for preventing pollution.
The company faces a series of alleged offences across Cornwall and in Plymouth for a six year period between 2015 and 2021.
Information about the Coombe mine water treatment scheme in Cornwall, England.
As a business, you'll have to pay for any water you use, and for the drainage of water and any effluent (liquid waste) you produce
Journal article and policy brief which test this theory in coastal Kenya
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.
The licences and permits you need, the documents you must prepare, and how to apply to build a hydropower scheme.
Helen Wakeham, the Environment Agency's Director of Water, delivers a speech at the Summit on learning from the past to deliver for the future.
The UK Government will introduce new world-leading legislation to ban wet wipes containing plastic.
Report a cause of flooding: who to contact for burst water mains, flooded sewers, public drains, roads, rivers
Your responsibilities and rules to follow for watercourses on or near your property, and permissions you need to do work around them.
The conditions that new cemetery developments, or new extensions of a cemetery, can operate under without needing an environmental permit.
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