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How councils deal with complaints about noise at night, intruder alarms, construction noise and loudspeakers in the street.
Where you’ll find Clean Air Zones, how to check if you’ll need to pay a charge and create a business account, and what support or exemptions are available.
How councils deal with complaints about smoke from premises that's a statutory nuisance, smoke that's exempt and how smoke can be assessed.
How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to the ground.
When you may need an environmental permit or licence for activities that could pollute, increase flood risk, affect land drainage or affect water resources. Check the rules and get advice before you start operating.
Technical guidance on how to assess and classify waste.
How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage discharge treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to a surface water.
Find out where SPZs are, what defines the different zones and why the Environment Agency must protect groundwater from pollution.
How to change details of your environmental permit, transfer it to somebody else or cancel it.
How to carry out a risk assessment if you are applying for a bespoke permit that includes discharging hazardous chemicals and elements to surface water.
Get help to improve water and air quality, and reduce flood risk on agricultural land.
How councils assess and deal with nuisance odours from industrial, trade and business premises.
Identify, describe, classify and manage waste upholstered domestic seating containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
How to complete an air emissions risk assessment, including how to calculate the impact of your emissions and the standards you must meet.
How to apply for environmental permit for an activity in England that could cause pollution, increase flood risk or affect land drainage.
How to assess and manage the risks from historic land contamination.
Common causes of artificial light nuisance, lights that are exempt and how councils can assess light.
When you need to do an environmental risk assessment, when the Environment Agency will do it for you, and how to do a risk assessment.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
What you must do to prevent water pollution when you manage organic manures, manufactured fertiliser, soil and livestock.
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