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This guide explains the problems and risks which may come from extreme weather, how to mitigate them and how you can make your reservoir more resilient. You can read each section in isolation, or as a whole document.
How to design, inspect, monitor and maintain impounding reservoir spillways so they are safe.
How to keep your reservoir operating safely. For reservoir owners, operators and those maintaining or operating large raised reservoirs in England.
What the reservoir flood maps show, how they were created and how to use them for your assessments.
Guides about reservoir safety for owners, operators and engineers.
How to store oil, design standards for tanks and containers, where to locate and how to protect them, and capacity of bunds and drip trays.
How businesses in England can manage septic tank sludges and other wastes from non-mains domestic sewage systems.
Appoint a panel engineer for your reservoir.
A flood storage area in Spitalfields, Windsor.
Guidance for inspecting engineers including the reporting of section 10 inspection findings.
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