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Find out the compliance limits for waste water treatment works (WWTW), and how to treat and monitor discharges to meet permit conditions.
How to work out charges for water abstraction and impounding licences.
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.
Formerly part of M18, index of CEN and ISO monitoring methods for monitoring discharges to water.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can carry out a small scale remediation scheme or trial to treat contaminated soil and groundwater.
How to control intermittent storm discharges from combined sewer overflows and waste water treatment works, and minimise the risk of emergency sewage discharges from sewage pumping stations.
How businesses in England can manage septic tank sludges and other wastes from non-mains domestic sewage systems.
A summary of the main programmes and strategic initiatives to protect and improve the water environment.
Where to install your meter, checking it's accurate, how often to check it and the records you must keep.
Technical guidance for monitoring landfill leachate, groundwater and surface water at permitted landfill sites.
How to apply to the Environment Agency to trade water abstraction rights with another party.
T21 exemption allows you to recover wastes such as sewage grits, screenings and sewage sludge at a waste water treatment works.
Principles setting out what the Environment Agency expects from permit holders carrying out radioactive substances activities.
Sheep dip is a hazardous substance – follow this code to reduce the risk of groundwater pollution when you use, store and dispose of dip.
How to avoid causing groundwater pollution when developing cemeteries for burying human remains.
Formerly part of M18, how to prepare and interpret analytical quality control (AQC) charts to verify the performance of your monitoring method.
Current list of designated bathing waters in England.
How the Environment Agency sets and assesses discharge quality numeric limits in environmental permits.
The laboratory provides diagnostic microbiological testing for the examination of food, water and environmental samples.
How the Environment Agency will respond to planning consultations that include activities we permit under the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2010 (EPR).
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