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Rules you must follow, who’s responsible, when to notify the Environment Agency and what to do if you get an enforcement notice.
If you abstract water or plan to, you may need to apply for an abstraction licence.
When to use standing advice on site-specific flood risk assessments, and when to consult the Environment Agency.
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.
What you must do to prevent water pollution when you manage organic manures, manufactured fertiliser, soil and livestock.
What information the consignment note must contain, who has to complete each part and when it has to be completed.
How to apply to the Environment Agency for a water abstraction or impounding licence.
General binding rules for small sewage discharges from septic tanks or sewage treatment plants in England.
How to complete an air emissions risk assessment, including how to calculate the impact of your emissions and the standards you must meet.
UK organisations that are affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging may need to get evidence of packaging waste recycling and pay disposal fees.
Find out what waste exemptions are and when you need to register them. Understand waste exemption conditions and charges.
How to identify and classify waste that contains POPs.
This code provides practical guidance on how to meet your waste duty of care requirements in England and Wales.
When a material is waste, is a by-product or meets ‘end of waste’ status.
Details of fees and charges including information on how to pay.
What you must do when you keep livestock or manage land.
How to identify, stop the spread and dispose of Japanese knotweed in England.
How to manage the burial of animal remains to prevent or limit groundwater pollution.
This guidance explains the appropriate measures that regulated facilities permitted to store, treat or transfer (or both) non-hazardous and inert waste should consider.
Find out about flood risk activity exemptions, which used to need flood defence consent, and how to register them.
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