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Sheep dip is a hazardous substance – follow this code to reduce the risk of groundwater pollution when you use, store and dispose of dip.
When you need a consent or permit to make a discharge from your reservoir and how to carry out a risk assessment.
Apply to replace a time limited licence or condition that is expiring.
Appeal to the Environment Agency if you have been refused connection to the public sewer.
How to apply to the Environment Agency to trade water abstraction rights with another party.
Guidance and application forms to designate or de-designate a coastal or inland water as a bathing water.
How to get extra support for projects in England that require a complex range of environmental permits and licences.
Standards for the flood risk management industry on how to build and review hydraulic models and provide evidence for flood risk management decisions.
The licences and permits you need, the documents you must prepare, and how to apply to build a hydropower scheme.
The monitoring certification scheme (MCERTS) standard that applies to holders of environmental permits who must monitor liquid flow (sewage or trade effluent).
Guidance for non-water company abstraction licence holders affected by prolonged dry weather and drought.
Assessing the discharge of sanitary and other pollutants to surface waters.
Follow this groundwater protection code of practice to prevent pollution from solvent use and storage.
T21 exemption allows you to recover wastes such as sewage grits, screenings and sewage sludge at a waste water treatment works.
How businesses in England can manage septic tank sludges and other wastes from non-mains domestic sewage systems.
The water industry is producing strategic drainage and wastewater plans to maintain, improve, and extend robust and resilient drainage and wastewater systems.
Environment Agency enforcement position for wetlands that receive treated final effluent discharged from water and sewerage company wastewater treatment works.
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.
OSM management and operation rules for water companies.
Find out what information must be displayed at designated bathing waters.
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