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How to apply for an accommodation licence for a structure on the River Thames, the licensing requirements, and licence fees.
This guidance explains the standards (appropriate measures) that are relevant to regulated facilities with an environmental permit to store and treat ELVs or components. Exempt facilities which store or treat ELVs or compo…
What happens if a structure or feature on your land is designated as a flood or coastal erosion defence asset.
How businesses in England can manage septic tank sludges and other wastes from non-mains domestic sewage systems.
Sets out the basis on which the Environment Agency should decide whether or not a river or watercourse is treated as a ‘main river’.
The water industry is producing strategic drainage and wastewater plans to maintain, improve, and extend robust and resilient drainage and wastewater systems.
From the 1 April 2025 you must pay the Environment Agency (greenhouse gas emissions) charges for 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026.
Find out how the Environment Agency defines groundwater source protection zones.
Meeting the standard for stack emissions monitoring sample locations – requirements for measurement sections and sites. This guidance was formerly called M1.
Assessing appropriate measures for your site, the measures that apply to different types of facilities and implementing measures at new and existing facilities.
How hydroelectric power works, regional schemes and information on installing your own micro-hydro scheme.
The standards you must meet to close your landfill site and move it into aftercare.
Calculate your net carbon emissions and economic benefits - for risk management authorities and project teams.
For a Part A installation with an anaerobic digestion treatment capacity of over 100 tonnes of waste, or waste and non-waste each day accepting no more than 100,000 tonnes each year.
How to avoid causing groundwater pollution when developing cemeteries for burying human remains.
The Environment Agency's requirements for obtaining a boat registration on the River Thames.
Standard rules SR2015 No 13: 25kte vehicle storage depollution and dismantling (authorised treatment) facility.
D5 exemption allows you to deposit and store waste samples when required to comply with or enforce specified regulations, or before testing and analysis for research.
This guidance explains the standards (appropriate measures) that are relevant to regulated facilities with an environmental permit to treat or transfer waste temperature exchange equipment (WTEE).
Flood and coastal erosion risk management grant-in-aid projects: approval forms and guidance for risk management authorities.
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