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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.
River Great Ouse: bridge heights, locks, overhead power lines and facilities.
How to comply with your permit, including maintenance, record keeping and pollution reporting requirements.
How to assess the risks to groundwater for treated effluent discharges.
How to choose a waste recovery or disposal method and assess its risks when applying for or changing your bespoke environmental permit.
Waste codes for common wastes produced by vehicle maintenance and dismantling activities.
Check open environmental data and use it in your own applications.
Standard rules to operate a household, commercial and industrial waste transfer station. These rules also allow the storage of asbestos, batteries, cable and waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).
You can use this tool to find out what controls apply to exporting you waste from England to its destination country.
The appropriate measures for waste storage, segregation and handling at regulated facilities with an environmental permit for the treatment or transfer of WEEE.
How to get extra support for projects in England that require a complex range of environmental permits and licences.
T10 exemption allows small organisations, such as charities, to sort recyclable waste so that it can be recovered.
Guidance for regulated facilities with an environmental permit to treat or transfer healthcare waste.
Emissions control related appropriate measures for biological waste treatment.
The design requirements that you need to meet in your environmental permit application and how to comply with your permit.
D6 exemption allows you to dispose of small amounts of specific waste that have been produced on site in an incinerator.
U4 exemption allows you to use waste plant material or untreated wood as fuel in a small appliance to produce heat or power.
How to apply for an environmental permit if you rear pigs and poultry intensively, including how to comply with and change the permit.
How to use the maps to find out if you are at risk of flooding from surface water.
Information on waste batteries excluded from the regulations, definitions and battery types.
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