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Guidance for operators, test laboratories and equipment suppliers on the quality assurance of continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMS).
How to apply for an accommodation licence for a structure on the River Thames, the licensing requirements, and licence fees.
You must have a licence to import or export ozone-depleting substances (ODS) to and from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
These are the emissions limits and appropriate measures for monitoring emissions to air and water at regulated facilities with an environmental permit for treating or transferring chemical waste.
02 wastes are from agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, forestry, hunting and fishing, food preparation and processing. Your permit lists the 02 waste codes you can use. You must follow the guidance given in the Before y…
Find out if your land is in a nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ) and how to appeal.
How to apply for compliance scheme approval, register, take on packaging producer responsibilities and comply.
Check if you need an environmental permit for a closed loop ground source heating and cooling system.
Standard rules for constructing an outfall pipe up to 500mm diameter through a headwall into a main river.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store, treat and use asphalt waste without an environmental permit.
How to control intermittent storm discharges from combined sewer overflows and waste water treatment works, and minimise the risk of emergency sewage discharges from sewage pumping stations.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can temporarily discharge water intended for drinking water supply to surface waters from water treatment works and water supply assets.
When you must report the amount of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) you place on the market and how to do it.
Guidance for professional (organisation) users of Get flood warnings
From the 1 April 2025 you must pay the Environment Agency (greenhouse gas emissions) charges for 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026.
How to complete a flood and coastal erosion risk management appraisal.
U13 exemption allows you to spread cut plant material at the place of production for weed suppression or to provide nutrients to the soil.
How you must label fluorinated gas (F gas) products you produce, import, or install.
Find out when you must consult Natural England or the Environment Agency if you're preparing plans or considering development proposals.
The Environment Agency’s Generic Design Assessment (GDA) of new nuclear power station designs and how we engage with others during the process.
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