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The regulations farmers and land managers must follow when storing more than 1,500 litres of agricultural fuel oil, such as red diesel and white diesel.
This document explains and gives guidance on issues which are likely to arise from the regulations on private sewers transfer.
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.
Sheep dip is a hazardous substance – follow this code to reduce the risk of groundwater pollution when you use, store and dispose of dip.
Find out what information must be displayed at designated bathing waters.
Guidance and application forms to designate or de-designate a coastal or inland water as a bathing water.
How to get support for nature projects that require a range of environmental permits and licences.
How to work out charges for water abstraction and impounding licences.
Check if you're exempt from needing an environmental permit for a new closed loop ground source heating and cooling system.
The environmental permit, consent and licence you may need before you install a ground source or surface water source heating or cooling system.
How to apply to the Environment Agency to trade water abstraction rights with another party.
Check if you need an environmental permit for a closed loop ground source heating and cooling system.
Standard rules for discharges to ground of 1.5 cubic metres per day via a shallow infiltration system not built to British Standard BS6297.
Principles setting out what the Environment Agency expects from permit holders carrying out radioactive substances activities.
For water companies in England and Wales to use for developing their water resources management plan. Also relevant to those producing regional plans.
Provides best practice advice on minimising the risk of causing pollution while protecting natural resources.
Environment Agency regulatory position on low risk impounding activities.
Technical guidance for monitoring landfill leachate, groundwater and surface water at permitted landfill sites.
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.
The water industry is producing strategic drainage and wastewater plans to maintain, improve, and extend robust and resilient drainage and wastewater systems.
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