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A guide for boaters and other users of the River Thames.
How the Environment Agency sets and assesses discharge quality numeric limits in environmental permits.
Standard rules for temporary dewatering affecting up to 20 metres of a main river.
How Defra and Natural England license the control of certain wild bird species.
Actions companies need to take to export nuclear-related items.
What to do if your land is affected by extreme weather, such as flooding, extreme heat or drought.
Government funding for innovation in smart energy systems and technologies
Find out how to control wild geese populations using egg oiling or by round-up and culling, if you’re permitted to do so under the terms of your licence.
Find out how you can protect and manage trees and woodlands in urban areas.
As a Public Authority, the UKHO makes relevant data sets available in compliance with the ‘Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe’ (INSPIRE) initiative.
How to operate a zoo, including understanding licences and inspections.
How to meet the requirements of using mobile plant for landspreading waste to provide agricultural benefit or ecological improvement.
How businesses in England can manage septic tank sludges and other wastes from non-mains domestic sewage systems.
How to set up a compost or biogas site, UK and EU standards explained, and alternative treatment methods for animal by-products (ABPs).
If you keep bluetongue-susceptible livestock, you should consider voluntarily testing these animals to demonstrate they remain free from bluetongue disease.
How ship owners, brokers and operators can apply to MCA for passenger, bunker, tanker and wreck removal compulsory liability insurance certificates.
Guidance and application forms to designate or de-designate a coastal or inland water as a bathing water.
A memorandum of understanding between the UK and the Czech Republic on civil nuclear.
Description of the data set showing known locations where a coal seam is near the surface.
Under section 38 of the Commons Act 2006, you need our consent to carry out any restricted works on land registered as common land.
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