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If you abstract water or plan to, you may need to apply for an abstraction licence.
What to do if you’re about to be flooded and during flooding: who to contact, how to stay safe, how to report a problem.
Environment Agency prosecutes after routine sampling results. Court told how water company broke permitted levels 3 times in 10 months.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
How to apply to the Environment Agency to trade water abstraction rights with another party.
The dangers of flash flooding and how to stay safe.
Details for owners, operators, and masters of vessels on inland waters, including categorisation, how to apply, safety requirements and best practice.
Rules that local authorities in England must follow when registering a premises to produce spring water, or carrying out ongoing checks.
How to design, inspect, monitor and maintain impounding reservoir spillways so they are safe.
If you impound water, or plan to, you may need to apply for an impounding licence.
What you must do to manage manure, fertiliser and soil to prevent runoff, erosion and leaching.
How to prepare for a flood: who to contact, how to protect your property, get insurance.
The Environment Agency's portal will allow water industry workers to report serious environmental wrongdoing by their organisations.
The Environment Agency’s national investigation into potential breaches of permit conditions at wastewater treatment works by water and sewerage companies.
How to register as a spring water producer, and the rules you must follow to produce and market spring water.
Your tap water should be clear and bright - water quality advice, reporting problems, how to complain
Guidance for owners, operators and masters of vessels on inland waters, explaining the classifications and how to apply for categorisation.
Information on the potential health impacts of drought in England and the measures that people can take to stay healthy during these events.
Advises on how planning can ensure water quality and the delivery of adequate water and wastewater infrastructure.
How to manage water use, levels, drainage and irrigation, and avoid pollution from waste water and sheep dip.
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