Policy papers and consultations

How the Environment Agency assesses and scores compliance with environmental permits, abstraction licences and impounding licences.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 16 January 2024

• Abstraction and impounding activities: assessing licence compliance

  This guide explains how the Environment Agency assesses and categorises…

• Discharges to surface water and groundwater: assessing environmental permit compliance

  This guide applies to permit holders with permits regulated under the…

• Radioactive substances activities: assessing environmental permit compliance

  This guide applies to permit holders with permits regulated under the…

• Waste operations and installations: assessing and scoring environmental permit compliance

  This guide applies to permit holders with permits regulated under the…

We want your views on our proposed charging approach for water resources abstraction and impounding licensing.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 1 April 2022

We want your views on our proposal to increase the Kielder Source Factor. We propose to collect more in charges from those licensed to abstract more water.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 15 April 2020