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Current list of designated bathing waters in England.
What you must do to prevent water pollution when you manage organic manures, manufactured fertiliser, soil and livestock.
How to assess the impact of your activity in estuarine (transitional) and coastal waters for the Water Framework Directive (WFD). The guidance is called Clearing the Waters for All.
Find the 2022 update to the river basin management plans which describe the challenges that threaten the water environment and how these challenges can be managed.
How to access UK data on industrial emissions and waste transfers.
How the Environment Agency carries out government policy for groundwater and adopts a risk-based approach where legislation allows.
Guidelines for sewerage undertakers in England and Wales as to how to prepare, publish and maintain their DWMP.
How to carry out a groundwater risk assessment as part of an application for an environmental permit.
How to change, revoke or transfer your licence, including if the licence holder dies or becomes bankrupt and find out when changes can be enforced.
Environment Agency regulatory position on temporary discharges of uncontaminated water from excavations to surface water without a water discharge activity permit.
Apply to replace a time limited licence or condition that is expiring.
When you need consent or permit to discharge from water supply assets to surface waters. How to carry out a risk assessment and how to apply.
Non-statutory standards for the design, maintenance and operation of surface water drainage systems in England.
You can use the pre-application advice service to make sure your application is correct.
How to comply with your permit, including maintenance, record keeping and pollution reporting requirements.
Formerly part of M18, technical guidance for industrial plant operators (and their contractors) who monitor effluent discharges to water and sewer.
Check open environmental data and use it in your own applications.
Guidance on sustainability reporting requirements for central government annual reports and accounts, which may be used by other public sector bodies.
Approved specifications as a way of showing compliance with relevant regulations. The specifications on this page apply from 6 May 2027.
How to apply for funding to deliver water management works that raise water tables in lowland peat soils in England, including eligibility and costs.
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