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How to assess and manage the risks from historic land contamination.
If you abstract water or plan to, you may need to apply for an abstraction licence.
The T28 exemption allows pharmacies and similar practitioners to denature controlled drugs, to comply with Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001.
General binding rules for small sewage discharges from septic tanks or sewage treatment plants in England.
When a material is waste, is a by-product or meets ‘end of waste’ status.
Find out about flood risk activity exemptions, which used to need flood defence consent, and how to register them.
How to store oil, design standards for tanks and containers, where to locate and how to protect them, and capacity of bunds and drip trays.
Businesses such as joiners, gardeners and farmers can burn their own untreated wood and plant waste on a bonfire, at the place it was produced.
How to develop a management system and keep it up to date so that you can carry out activities under an environmental permit.
How to identify and classify waste that contains POPs.
How to apply to the Environment Agency for a water abstraction or impounding licence.
What you must do when you keep livestock or manage land.
Registers of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) producers, approved exporters, approved authorised treatment facilities and producer compliance schemes.
How to manage the burial of animal remains to prevent or limit groundwater pollution.
What you must do to prevent water pollution when you manage organic manures, manufactured fertiliser, soil and livestock.
Facilities for boaters at Environment Agency lock sites on the non-tidal River Thames and the River Kennet.
Details of fees and charges including information on how to pay.
This code provides practical guidance on how to meet your waste duty of care requirements in England and Wales.
What you need to know about the Environment Agency’s new national risk information for flooding and coastal erosion.
How to carry out a risk assessment if you are applying for a bespoke permit that includes discharging hazardous chemicals and elements to surface water.
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