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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.
How to apply to the Environment Agency for a water abstraction or impounding licence.
If you abstract water or plan to, you may need to apply for an abstraction licence.
When a material is waste, is a by-product or meets ‘end of waste’ status.
How to develop a management system and keep it up to date so that you can carry out activities under an environmental permit.
When you need to do an environmental risk assessment, when the Environment Agency will do it for you, and how to do a risk assessment.
How to complete an air emissions risk assessment, including how to calculate the impact of your emissions and the standards you must meet.
Details of fees and charges including information on how to pay.
Navigation on the River Thames may be restricted or closed in certain areas. Find out where and when these restrictions and closures are.
How to manage the burial of animal remains to prevent or limit groundwater pollution.
Get help to improve water and air quality, and reduce flood risk on agricultural land.
This code provides practical guidance on how to meet your waste duty of care requirements in England and Wales.
When to use standing advice on site-specific flood risk assessments, and when to consult the Environment Agency.
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 what waste exemptions are and when you need to register them. Understand waste exemption conditions and charges.
Check how coastal flood and erosion risks will be managed in your area.
How to structure your packaging data submission. It includes information about the different types of data you need to submit and the codes you need to use.
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.
General binding rules for small sewage discharges from septic tanks or sewage treatment plants in England.
Rules you must follow, who’s responsible, when to tell the Environment Agency and what to do if you get an enforcement notice.
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