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Groundwater flooding, how it might affect you and what to do.
How to carry out a groundwater risk assessment as part of an application for an environmental permit.
How the Environment Agency carries out government policy for groundwater and adopts a risk-based approach where legislation allows.
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.
Check open environmental data and use it in your own applications.
You can use the pre-application advice service to make sure your application is correct.
Non-statutory standards for the design, maintenance and operation of surface water drainage systems in England.
If you impound water, or plan to, you may need to apply for an impounding licence.
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.
How the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales complete the annual Environmental Performance Assessment (EPA) of water and sewerage companies in England and Wales.
Guidance for non-water company abstraction licence holders affected by prolonged dry weather and drought.
Environment Agency regulatory position on temporary discharges of uncontaminated water from excavations to surface water without a water discharge activity permit.
Guidelines for sewerage undertakers in England and Wales as to how to prepare, publish and maintain their DWMP.
Formerly part of M18, technical guidance for industrial plant operators (and their contractors) who monitor effluent discharges to water and sewer.
Water companies in England and Wales can use this service to submit an incident action plan for a dry day spill to the Environment Agency.
Use this form to transfer the whole of your abstraction or impounding licence to someone else.
How to comply with your permit, including maintenance, record keeping and pollution reporting requirements.
How to assess the risks to groundwater for treated effluent discharges.
Use this guide to understand when your waste water discharge is classed as domestic sewage.
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