Guidance

Using wetlands to improve treated effluent discharge: RPS 260

Environment Agency enforcement position for wetlands that receive treated final effluent discharged from water and sewerage company wastewater treatment works.

Applies to England

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Water and sewerage companies (WaSCs) cannot use this regulatory position statement (RPS). It sets out the Environment Agency’s enforcement position for nutrient treatment wetlands (NTWs) operated by parties other than WaSCs. The NTW must provide additional treatment to improve the treated final effluent discharged from a WaSC wastewater treatment works.

This RPS does not change your legal requirement to get an environmental permit for a waste operation for a NTW. However, the Environment Agency will not normally take enforcement action when you operate without an environmental permit if you comply with the requirements in this RPS.

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Published 29 November 2022

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