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Your local council is responsible for public drains - report a blockage.
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.
How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to the ground.
This form may be used as part of a planning application that incorporates a proposed non-mains foul drainage system.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
How to carry out a flood risk assessment so that you can complete your planning application
Non-statutory standards for the design, maintenance and operation of surface water drainage systems in England.
How to design, inspect, monitor and maintain impounding reservoir spillways so they are safe.
Outlines problems with drainage, recommendations for good design, drain designs available and cost effective solutions
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