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If you impound water, or plan to, you may need to apply for an impounding licence.
How to carry out a groundwater risk assessment as part of an application for an environmental permit.
How to query UK data on waste transfers and emissions, by specific substance, area, river basin, industry or economic sector.
You can use the pre-application advice service to make sure your permit application is correct.
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.
Find out if your groundwater discharges are extremely low risk so don’t need an environmental permit or exemption.
Check open environmental data and use it in your own applications.
How to assess the risks to groundwater for treated effluent discharges.
The Independent Water Commission will publish an interim report on 3 June 2025.
Current list of designated bathing waters in England.
How to carry out a groundwater risk assessment for human or animal burials.
Sheep dip is a hazardous substance – follow this code to reduce the risk of groundwater pollution when you use, store and dispose of dip.
Use the Environmental Quality Standards Directive (EQSD) list when scoping an activity for a Water Framework Directive (WFD) assessment.
The monitoring certification scheme (MCERTS) standard that applies to holders of environmental permits who must monitor liquid flow (sewage or trade effluent).
The conditions that new cemetery developments, or new extensions of a cemetery, can operate under without needing an environmental permit.
Assessing the discharge of sanitary and other pollutants to surface waters.
Standards for the flood risk management industry on how to build and review hydraulic models and provide evidence for flood risk management decisions.
This document explains and gives guidance on issues which are likely to arise from the regulations on private sewers transfer.
How to get extra support for projects in England that require a complex range of environmental permits and licences.
How water companies plan for dry weather and drought to make sure they can supply water and protect the environment.
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