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This guidance describes the Environment Agency’s natural flood management (NFM) heat maps.
This guidance describes how to define an area benefitting from FCERM investment and how to count the properties within it.
How to apply for accreditation, comply with your accreditation and packaging waste technical information.
How the Environment Agency and its partners will maintain and upgrade flood defences in the Thames Estuary to adapt to rising sea levels.
Calculate the annual nitrogen and phosphorus emissions from your livestock. Report the data to the Environment Agency.
Guidance for designated collection facilities (DCF) and charities on how to comply with waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and waste regulations.
Handbook and software to help assess the risks of contaminated land exposure for human health.
When you can use PCBs and equipment, products or materials containing them, and how to register, label and dispose of them.
Explains what is prohibited, how to describe and classify it and the duty to separate mixed waste.
T1 waste exemption allows you to treat waste packaging so it can be reused in its original form or becomes clean waste suitable for recycling.
Use this guide to understand when your waste water discharge is classed as domestic sewage.
Checklists to help you prepare for flooding.
When to reject hazardous waste and what to do if you are the consignee, carrier, producer or holder.
As a risk management authority (RMA) use appraisal guidance and supporting information when preparing a proposal, strategy or business case.
Regulations that brewers and contract brewers must comply with when producing beer to sell.
Non-nuclear radioactive substances regulation (RSR), when you need a permit, types of permits, how to apply, change (vary), transfer or surrender your permit.
How UK environment agencies assess noise, legal requirements for managing noise, noise impact assessments and noise management plans. This replaces H3 guidance.
Find out if your groundwater discharges are extremely low risk so don’t need an environmental permit or exemption.
Find out about flood estimation methods, the data you need to estimate flood flows, and levels of uncertainty.
Guidance and information on flood risk management and surface water management.
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