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The Independent Water Commission was established in October 2024.
How to register as a spring water producer, and the rules you must follow to produce and market spring water.
Learn how planting trees can help manage flooding, improve water quality, and support aquatic habitats.
How bottled water producers can get a natural mineral water recognised in England, and rules you need to follow to produce and label it.
How to apply to the Environment Agency to trade water abstraction rights with another party.
View a list of applications that have been submitted to the Environment Agency for a licence to abstract or impound water.
Fibre in Water (FiW) is an open competition, run by DCMS from HM Treasury’s Shared Outcomes Fund and supported by DEFRA, BEIS and Cabinet Office. It will allocate up to £4 million of R&D funding to projects that develop and...
Advises on how planning can ensure water quality and the delivery of adequate water and wastewater infrastructure.
Guidance for non-water company abstraction licence holders affected by prolonged dry weather and drought.
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