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The Environment Agency’s national investigation into potential breaches of permit conditions at wastewater treatment works by water and sewerage companies.
Advises on how planning can ensure water quality and the delivery of adequate water and wastewater infrastructure.
How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to the ground.
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.
When you need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground, and how to apply.
How businesses in England can manage septic tank sludges and other wastes from non-mains domestic sewage systems.
How to meet the general binding rules or apply for a permit if you have a septic tank or treatment plant - fees, application forms and exceptions
Information on storm overflow management and regulation.
How to apply for a full or partial completion certificate after building work on a higher-risk building has been completed.
Sewage pollution from water companies will be cut in half by the end of the decade, the Environment Secretary Steve Reed will pledge today (Sunday 20 July).
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