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Check if you need to apply for an environmental permit, formerly known as a flood defence consent, and get the forms you need.
The conditions that new cemetery developments, or new extensions of a cemetery, can operate under without needing an environmental permit.
How to assess the risks to groundwater for treated effluent discharges.
Rules you must follow, who’s responsible, when to tell the Environment Agency and what to do if you get an enforcement notice.
How to meet the general binding rules or apply for a permit if you have a septic tank or treatment plant - fees, application forms and exceptions
Sellafield Ltd is committed to keeping the public informed about operations on the Sellafield site.
How bottled water producers can get a natural mineral water recognised in England, and rules you need to follow to produce and label it.
Get help to classify plastics for import and export.
Rules that local authorities in England must follow when registering a premises to produce spring water, or carrying out ongoing checks.
If you abstract water or plan to, you may need to apply for an abstraction licence.
MMO Marine Licensing team grants marine licence for outfall pipe.
Evaluation of the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs impact assessment for Transfer of private water supply pipes to Water and Sewerage Company ownership (WaSCs)
Wet line contamination involves the cross contamination of road fuel with rebated fuels, which will either be red diesel or kerosene.
Red-rated evaluation of Defra impact assessment of transfer of private water supply pipes to water and sewerage company ownership.
Find out when to prepare a water cycle study for your proposed development plan document, or development, and what to focus on.
Find out if you need to follow standing advice when completing a flood risk assessment and what to do.
How to carry out a risk assessment if you are applying for a bespoke permit that includes discharging hazardous chemicals and elements to surface water.
For the first time, over 1.2 million ‘eligible’ non-household customers in England can choose their water supplier (from 3 April 2017).
How to store oil, design standards for tanks and containers, where to locate and how to protect them, and capacity of bunds and drip trays.
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