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Environment Agency regulatory position on groundwater abstraction under 270 days to allow small-scale abstraction to dewater a construction site.
Environment Agency regulatory position on the use of additional waste codes to store, treat or spread sewage sludge and septic tank sludge to land.
Environment Agency regulatory position on low risk impounding activities.
When you're exempt from needing an environmental permit for letting vegetation cuttings fall into rivers, streams, lakes and canals.
U13 exemption allows you to spread cut plant material at the place of production for weed suppression or to provide nutrients to the soil.
Guidance on how to do detailed air quality modelling for specified generators.
If you are developing a site within a coalfield area you may need to give additional consideration to the proposed drainage and infiltration.
Standard rules for a waste transfer station accepting construction, demolition and excavation waste.
Standard rules to operate a vehicle storage depollution and dismantling authorised treatment facility.
T8 exemption allows you to treat small amounts of waste end-of-life tyres for recovery by baling, shredding, peeling, shaving or granulating.
This guide is for anyone who dredges inland waterways and wants to deposit the dredged waste on land. It does not apply to hydrodynamic dredging or waste disposal at sea.
Spreading slurry and milk on agricultural land: Environment Agency advice in exceptional circumstances such as extreme weather.
View the applications submitted by South West Water Limited for Maer Lane Wastewater Treatment Works, Maer Lane Storm Tanks, Phear Park Pumping Station and Maer Road Pumping Station
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store, treat and use asphalt waste without an environmental permit.
Use the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) cost-benefit analysis tool to inform your application for a derogation from the requirements of the IED.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can carry out a small scale remediation scheme or trial to treat contaminated soil and groundwater.
This guidance explains the standards (appropriate measures) that are relevant to regulated facilities with an environmental permit to store and treat ELVs or components. Exempt facilities which store or treat ELVs or compo…
The emission limit values (ELVs) and air quality standards specified generators must meet, including the deadlines for complying.
Environment Agency regulatory position on the use of manufactured topsoil made from waste.
How to avoid causing groundwater pollution when developing cemeteries for burying human remains.
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