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How to carry out a groundwater risk assessment as part of an application for an environmental permit.
How to comply with your permit, including maintenance, record keeping and pollution reporting requirements.
Use this guide to understand when your waste water discharge is classed as domestic sewage.
How to query UK data on waste transfers and emissions, by specific substance, area, river basin, industry or economic sector.
Formerly part of M18, technical guidance for industrial plant operators (and their contractors) who monitor effluent discharges to water and sewer.
Find out if your groundwater discharges are extremely low risk so don’t need an environmental permit or exemption.
You can use the pre-application advice service to make sure your application is correct.
Apply to replace a time limited licence or condition that is expiring.
If you impound water, or plan to, you may need to apply for an impounding licence.
Guidance on sustainability reporting requirements for central government annual reports and accounts, which may be used by other public sector bodies.
Check open environmental data and use it in your own applications.
When you need a consent or permit to make a discharge from your reservoir and how to carry out a risk assessment.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can temporarily discharge water intended for drinking water supply to surface waters from water treatment works and water supply assets.
How to assess the risks to groundwater for treated effluent discharges.
How to get extra support for projects in England that require a complex range of environmental permits and licences.
The licences and permits you need, the documents you must prepare, and how to apply to build a hydropower scheme.
How to carry out a groundwater risk assessment for human or animal burials.
How to work out charges for water abstraction and impounding licences.
Environment Agency regulatory position on low risk impounding activities.
The monitoring certification scheme (MCERTS) standard that applies to holders of environmental permits who must monitor liquid flow (sewage or trade effluent).
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