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For water companies in England and Wales to use for developing their water resources management plan. Also relevant to those producing regional plans.
Environment Agency regulatory position on storing chemical toilet waste, and other sewage related wastes, without an environmental permit.
OSM management and operation rules for water companies.
Requirements and expectations for managing and regulating storm overflows.
How the Environment Agency considers competing proposals to abstract water and what to do if the Environment Agency has said your application is competing with one or more other proposals.
How to assess the performance of and scope out improvements to storm overflows under Urban Waste Water Treatment Regulations requirements.
Environment Agency enforcement position on when you can dispose of waste from clearing blocked sewers back into the same sewer network without an environmental permit for a waste operation.
A guide to planning, designing, constructing and commissioning a water storage reservoir.
Environment Agency regulatory position on using non-waste absorbents to solidify saturated soils and slurry wastes produced during construction and excavation works.
Guidance to water and sewerage undertakers and the Water Services Regulation Authority under Section 44 of the Flood and Water Management Act.
A guide to making a representation about applications for licences to abstract (take) or impound (store) water.
A practical guide to utilities for home builders.
This leaflet explains how abstraction or impoundment licences can be changed to restore sustainable abstraction.
Meet the ambition and expectations in WISER and follow the WINEP methodology to develop an environmental programme for the price review 2024.
Consultation response for the Anglian River Basin District.
Environment Agency state aid exemption from the European Commission, relating to Water Framework Directive objectives for 2017 to March 2021.
Business engagement assessment for revised river flow and water abstraction standards for run of river hydropower schemes.
Guidance on long duration water abstraction licences.
Notices specifying the Thames Tideway Tunnel project and requiring Thames Water to carry out certain preparatory works, including reasons.
How water companies plan for dry weather and drought to make sure they can supply water and protect the environment.
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