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Guidance for groundwater specialists explaining direct inputs, discernibility and permanently unsuitable.
The main mechanisms to protect and improve the water environment in each river basin district.
How the Environment Agency will respond to planning consultations that include activities we permit under the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2010 (EPR).
Tool to assist groundwater risk assessment for treated effluent discharges to infiltration systems.
MCERTS standard specifying the minimum requirements for installing and using event duration monitors (EDMs) required by an environmental permit.
When you can use collected or harvested rainwater without a water abstraction licence.
How the Environment Agency sets and assesses discharge quality numeric limits in environmental permits.
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.
OSM management and operation rules for water companies.
The laboratory provides diagnostic microbiological testing for the examination of food, water and environmental samples.
Formerly part of M18, index of CEN and ISO monitoring methods for monitoring discharges to water.
When you do not need a water abstraction licence from the Environment Agency for passive dewatering.
Environment Agency regulatory position on storing chemical toilet waste, and other sewage related wastes, without an environmental permit.
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.
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.
Follow this groundwater protection code of practice to prevent pollution from solvent use and storage.
The monitoring certification scheme (MCERTS) standard that applies to event duration monitors.
Understand when your activities affect groundwater, what permissions you may need and how to prevent pollution.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store, treat and use waste water containing concrete at construction sites.
When you're exempt from needing an environmental permit for letting vegetation cuttings fall into rivers, streams, lakes and canals.
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