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Guidance on a tool to support environmental assessment and risk screening for rural water supplies in low-income and fragile contexts.
How the Environment Agency sets and assesses discharge quality numeric limits in environmental permits.
This project provides evidence of current approaches to managing groundwater flood risk across England.
Complete if you are applying to vary (change) a water discharge or groundwater activity permit, or point source emission to water from an installation.
National Geological Screening for a GDF - South West England region
Apply for a standard rules permit for a discharge to surface water or groundwater.
Monthly water situation reports and weekly rainfall and river flow reports.
How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to the ground.
Risk proportionate hydrogeological impact assessment method for groundwater abstraction.
National Geological Screening for a GDF - Bristol and Gloucester region
National Geological Screening for a GDF - Eastern England region
National Geological Screening for a GDF - Northern Ireland region
How to apply to the Environment Agency for a water abstraction or impounding licence.
National Geological Screening for a GDF - Hampshire Basin region
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