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Access the Environmental and Emissions Monitoring System database to get data on oil rigs and other offshore installations around the UK.
The environmental permits and permissions you need for onshore oil and gas exploration and extraction in England.
A summary of the main programmes and strategic initiatives to protect and improve the water environment.
The types of permit available, how much they cost and how to apply for your environmental permit.
How the Environment Agency reviews the impact of climate change on the Thames Estuary and updates planned work and timescales.
We have a team of experts who specialise in technical aspects of maritime baselines, limits, zones and boundaries.
T14 exemption allows you to recover oil from oil filters before they're crushed so they can be transported for recovery.
T20 exemption allows you to treat certain waste at water treatment works to reduce the volume for transport, or to make it easier to handle for waste recovery.
Fees for animal by-product premises inspection and approval or conditional approval services provided by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Lists of confined establishments in Great Britain, Jersey and the Isle of Man approved to export or move captive-bred birds to the EU or Northern Ireland.
Get a licence to trap edible dormice for health and safety and other purposes.
Register for a licence to survey great crested newts for scientific, research or educational purposes, including informing development projects.
How to comply with the conditions in your environmental permit for intensive pig and poultry farming.
A list of species or subspecies from the EC Habitats Directive.
Guidance on sampling methods and methodologies for materials facility operators, including information about sampling areas, equipment, schedules and compliance
Sampling and chemical testing of untreated sewage, treated sewage effluents and trade effluents.
Lists of all natural mineral waters recognised in the UK, and English, Scottish and Welsh waters recognised by the EU, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein (EEA).
Local authority permits for Part B installations and mobile plant and solvent emission activities, under Environmental Permitting Regulations.
Checklists to help you prepare your business for flooding
Understand when your activities affect groundwater, what permissions you may need and how to prevent pollution.
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