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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.
What you must do to prevent water pollution when you manage organic manures, manufactured fertiliser, soil and livestock.
How to register as a spring water producer, and the rules you must follow to produce and market spring water.
Advises on how planning can ensure water quality and the delivery of adequate water and wastewater infrastructure.
How bottled water producers can get a natural mineral water recognised in England, and rules you need to follow to produce and label it.
Serious pollution incidents up 60% in 2024 from previous year
How to register as a producer, and the rules you must follow to produce and market bottled drinking water.
Uplifts to Guaranteed Service Standard Scheme will result in up to tenfold increase for customer compensation when they've been failed by water companies
Rules that local authorities in England must follow when registering a premises to produce spring water, or carrying out ongoing checks.
Water companies will now have to publish plans to reduce pollution incidents and address the use of nature-based solutions when managing wastewater.
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