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Your responsibilities to check equipment for fluorinated gas (F gas) leaks.
When you need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground, and how to apply.
Nottingham Crown Court told how liquid escaped from ruptured tank on lorry into nearby ponds killing fish.
Environment Agency enforcement position on temporary discharges of uncontaminated water from excavations to surface water without a water discharge activity permit.
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 to store oil safely, check which oil storage regulations apply and pollution penalties
Sellafield Ltd is committed to keeping the public informed about operations on the Sellafield site.
Follow this groundwater protection code of practice to prevent pollution from solvent use and storage.
The UK position on the European Commission’s proposals to reform the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) for Phase IV (2021-2030).
If you abstract water or plan to, you may need to apply for an abstraction licence.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
What you need to check inside and outside of the vehicle when you do a lorry or other HGV walkaround check.
Structure and attachments (including exhaust system and bumpers), and body and interior (including doors and catches, seats and floor) rules and inspection for car and passenger vehicle MOT tests.
Report investigating the risk of carbon leakage under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) so far, and over Phase III and beyond.
Report an incident of spillage on the road such as oil, mud, sand or dropped cargo to the local council
The UK government is consulting on a range of potential policy measures to mitigate future carbon leakage risk.
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.
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