Charge proposals for water quality permits
Applies to England
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Detail of outcome
We have considered all consultation feedback and assessed whether we need to make changes to our proposals.
The Environment Agency (Environmental Permitting and Abstraction Licensing) (England) Charging Scheme 2022 version 1.3 will come into force on 1 June 2024. The charging scheme has been approved by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Defra and HM Treasury. The changes will be implemented under existing legislation in Section 41 to 43 of the Environment Act 1995.
We have published the updated charging scheme on GOV.UK.
We have also published:
Original consultation
Consultation description
The consultation document explains:
- why we are consulting and what we aim to achieve
- the economic context
- the new proposed charging structure
- the questions we have for you
- how you can respond
We would like to know if you agree with our proposals and your suggestions on whether we can make them fairer in any way.
Documents
Updates to this page
Published 29 January 2024Last updated 24 May 2024 + show all updates
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Added consultation outcome: the response summary, detailed summary of responses, list of respondents and economic impact assessment.
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First published.