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How the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales complete the annual Environmental Performance Assessment (EPA) of water and sewerage companies in England and Wales.
How to appeal a regulatory decision from the Environment Agency or challenge them if they fail to act in line with the Regulators’ Code.
For waste operators and exporters classifying some waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) devices, waste components, and wastes from their treatment.
How to complete waste returns and deadlines for submission.
When the MCP is exempt from meeting emission limit values (ELVs), which ELVs apply and the deadlines for meeting them.
These are the appropriate measures for waste storage, segregation and handling at regulated facilities with an environmental permit for treating or transferring chemical waste.
This guidance describes interventions eligible for funding as part of standalone NFM projects through the FCERM investment programme.
How to apply for standard rules and bespoke permits for A1 installations, including low impact installations.
Increase flood resilience with Natural Flood Management
Guidelines for sewerage undertakers in England and Wales as to how to prepare, publish and maintain their DWMP.
T5 exemption allows you to temporarily treat waste on a small scale to produce aggregate or soil at a particular location, such as a construction or demolition site.
How to meet 'end of waste' status for digestate produced from anaerobic digestion of source-segregated biodegradable waste.
The types of permit available, how much they cost and how to apply for your environmental permit.
Checklists to help you prepare for flooding.
What information local planning authorities need to include in a strategic flood risk assessment.
Apply to be a waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) producer compliance scheme and operate legally under your approval.
When to use hydrological and hydraulic modelling as part of a flood risk assessment for a planning application, and the expected standards.
How to carry out a groundwater risk assessment as part of an application for an environmental permit.
How to send returns to the Environment Agency and waste producer if you receive or dispose of hazardous waste in England.
Environment Agency regulatory position on temporary discharges of uncontaminated water from excavations to surface water without a water discharge activity permit.
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