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Permits for installations, medium combustion plant, specified generator, waste or mining waste operations, water discharge or groundwater activities, or work on or near a main river or sea defence.
When you need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground, and how to apply.
How to develop a management system and keep it up to date so that you can carry out activities under an environmental permit.
Standard rules and bespoke permits for using, treating, storing and disposing of waste. Check if you need a permit and find out how to apply.
Guidance documents, risk methods, permits and charge sheets for local authorities carrying out pollution control.
How to apply for standard rules and bespoke permits for A1 installations, including low impact installations.
Check if you need to apply for an environmental permit, formerly known as a flood defence consent, and get the forms you need.
The Environment Agency deals with applications for environmental permits and the Planning Inspectorate deals with appeals.
When the Environment Agency will not require you to get a permit to carry out certain activities that they regulate.
Find out about Compliance Assessment Reports, assessments, inspections and permit reviews, and what the Environment Agency will do if you do not follow the rules.
You can use the pre-application advice service to make sure your permit application is correct.
Find out the legal, financial and professional requirements for operators and managers, including extra duties for waste activity operators.
How the Environment Agency regulates the different types of nuclear sites and protects people and the environment.
Find out what you must include in an air dispersion modelling report to get an environmental permit.
When and how the Environment Agency consults on permit applications and standard rules for environmental permits. This is our public participation statement.
View a list of environmental permitting applications that have been submitted to the Environment Agency.
How you must control and monitor emissions from your activities that may cause pollution.
How to develop a management system for carrying out flood risk activities under an environmental permit.
Environmental permitting technical guidance for your activity.
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