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Qualification, compliance and notification requirements for ESOS.
How to make a complaint about the Environment Agency’s service, or appeal against a regulatory decision.
Distances between locks on the River Thames and measurements restricting navigation.
How to assess and manage the risks from land contamination.
How to carry out a risk assessment if you are applying for a bespoke permit that includes discharging hazardous chemicals and elements to surface water.
How to identify and classify waste that contains POPs.
How to develop a management system and keep it up to date so that you can carry out activities under an environmental permit.
Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) for businesses, public sector and non-profit organisations - payments from the government to help with the cost of installing renewable heat technologies
Monthly water situation reports and weekly rainfall and river flow reports.
Check if you need to get permission from the Environment Agency to do work on or next to a river, watercourse, flood defence or sea defence
Details of fees and charges including information on how to pay.
What you must do when you keep livestock or manage land.
List of exemptions for using waste, for example as building material, fuel or fertiliser. You must comply with the specific rules of each exemption.
How to complete an air emissions risk assessment, including how to calculate the impact of your emissions and the standards you must meet.
When a material is waste, is a by-product or meets ‘end of waste’ status.
When to use standing advice on site-specific flood risk assessments, and when to consult the Environment Agency.
This code provides practical guidance on how to meet your waste duty of care requirements in England and Wales.
When the Environment Agency will not require you to get a permit to carry out certain activities that they regulate.
How to apply to the Environment Agency for a water abstraction or impounding licence.
Get help to improve water and air quality, and reduce flood risk on agricultural land.
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