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Formerly part of M18, technical guidance for industrial plant operators (and their contractors) who monitor effluent discharges to water and sewer.
This series brings together all documents relating to water quality and abstraction statistics.
Get help to classify pharmaceutical products used to treat or prevent diseases or ailments (in humans or animals), including comparators used in clinical trials and placebos.
View a list of applications that have been submitted to the Environment Agency for a licence to abstract or impound water.
How to apply to the Environment Agency for a water abstraction or impounding licence.
Application form to reduce the amount of water on an existing abstraction licence.
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.
Get help to classify cigarettes, cigars, raw tobacco, smoking tobacco, tobacco for heating and nicotine substitutes for import and export.
If you impound water, or plan to, you may need to apply for an impounding licence.
How producers can get non-UK natural mineral waters recognised in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), or get UK products recognised overseas.
How to minimise the risk of disease from animal wool and hair, register your site, and dispose of materials you don't want.
Get help to classify organic chemicals that contain certain permitted additives or can be dissolved in water, for import and export.
Information on depleted uranium (DU) including what it is, its uses, health effects and protection from exposure.
The Environment Agency deals with applications for water abstraction and impoundment. The Planning Inspectorate deals with appeals.
The CMA has found Pennon’s purchase of Sumisho Osaka Gas Water UK (including its subsidiary Sutton and East Surrey Water), could harm Ofwat’s ability to make comparisons between water companies and carry out its statutory functions.
This guidance provides information on COVID-19 in homelessness, domestic abuse refuge, respite room and asylum seeker accommodation settings.
Increase flood resilience with natural flood management.
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