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Monitoring emissions from some environmental permitting activities: RPS C7

When you can delay and reschedule some emissions to air and water monitoring and other environmental monitoring because of COVID-19 (coronavirus) restrictions.

• From: Environment Agency
• Published: 16 April 2020
• Last updated: 22 May 2020 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 1 October 2020

This document has been withdrawn because it has expired. It has been replaced by Monitoring emissions from some environmental permitting activities: RPS C20.

Applies to England

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Monitoring emissions from some environmental permitting activities: RPS C7

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This COVID-19 regulatory position statement (RPS) applies to the following activities permitted under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations (2016):

• installations
• waste operations
• radioactive substances (nuclear or non-nuclear) activities
• water discharge and groundwater activities

We normally expect all permit holders to comply in full with all the conditions in their permits. This includes conditions requiring them to monitor emissions to air and water and do other environmental monitoring.

If you follow the conditions in this COVID-19 RPS, you can make certain reasonable adjustments to those monitoring requirements. For example, you can delay and reschedule some of those specified in your permit.

This COVID-19 RPS only applies if you cannot comply with the monitoring requirements specified in your permit due to coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions.

You must get written agreement from the Environment Agency before you use this COVID-19 RPS.

Published 16 April 2020
Last updated 22 May 2020 + show all updates

1. 22 May 2020

   We have added our regulatory position on monitoring emissions for water discharge and groundwater activities permits. We have extended the expiry date to 30 September 2020.

2. 16 April 2020

   First published.