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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.
This Review summarises trials evaluating different interventions to improve water quality and prevent diarrhoea
Spreading slurry and milk on agricultural land: Environment Agency advice in exceptional circumstances such as extreme weather.
Process efficiency related appropriate measures for biological waste treatment.
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.
How to assess a planning application when there are freshwater or migratory fish on or near a proposed development site.
Guidance for non-water company abstraction licence holders affected by prolonged dry weather and drought.
Follow this groundwater protection code of practice to prevent pollution from solvent use and storage.
Paper and cardboard production can cause significant pollution. This guide describes industry responsibilities for preventing pollution.
How to apply for a screening study with the Environment Agency to assess and rank water resources options for farming.
How to assess a planning application when there are freshwater pearl mussels on or near a proposed development site.
Support if you’ve been flooded: how to clear up, dispose of contaminated items and sandbags, repair your property.
Emerging techniques on how to prevent or minimise the environmental impacts of industrial hydrogen production from methane or refinery fuel gas with carbon capture for storage.
What to do if you’re about to be flooded and during flooding: who to contact, how to stay safe, how to report a problem.
This series brings together all documents relating to water quality and abstraction statistics.
This study considers a serious problem of water pollution in central Dhaka, in the Turag-Tongi-Balu River System
How you must control and monitor emissions from your activities that may cause pollution.
How to clean and disinfect after an animal disease outbreak and store and dispose of the washwater.
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