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Information on cryptosporidium including sources and routes of transmission, symptoms, and general hygiene advice to minimise the spread.
Climate change is happening and is due to human activities; along with warming, many other changes are occurring such as melting polar ice, rising sea levels and more frequent floods, droughts and heatwaves.
How to assess the impact of your activity in estuarine (transitional) and coastal waters for the Water Framework Directive (WFD). The guidance is called Clearing the Waters for All.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for soils.
Up to £11 million from water company fines and penalties will be reinvested to directly improve the water environment.
Formerly part of M18, technical guidance for industrial plant operators (and their contractors) who monitor effluent discharges to water and sewer.
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 to prepare and what to do if you’re affected by extreme weather and natural hazards while travelling or living abroad.
National Drought Group confirms water resources are healthy in first meeting this year
This review examines evidence on vulnerabilities in the water infrastructure system in urban areas in fragile and conflict-affected states
Support if you’ve been flooded: how to clear up, dispose of contaminated items and sandbags, repair your property.
Ministers are receiving regular updates on a Boil Water Notice from South West Water, which remains for 2,500 properties.
If you abstract water or plan to, you may need to apply for an abstraction licence.
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.
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