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The emission limit values (ELVs) and air quality standards specified generators must meet, including the deadlines for complying.
As a risk management authority (RMA) you can submit your FCERM project proposal to apply for grant-in-aid (GIA) funding.
The U9 exemption allows you to use waste in place of raw materials to manufacture a finished product.
Technical guidance for monitoring landfill leachate, groundwater and surface water at permitted landfill sites.
Environment Agency charging scheme for waste (miscellaneous), including all amendments up to and including April 2024.
Assessing the appropriate measures that will apply to a permitted facility that handles biowaste.
Find all the documents, data and maps that make up the Humber river basin district river basin management plan.
You must manage your operations to prevent or minimise pollution from the activities authorised by your permit.
This section will help you develop your application for a permit for a landfill or to deposit waste on land as a recovery operation. It will help you decide what information you must include in your application.
The T15 exemption allows you to treat aerosol cans by puncturing or crushing them using specialist treatment equipment, so the metal can be recovered.
How to trial new operating models and technologies at regulated facilities.
Checklists to help you prepare for flooding if you support a community or group
Standard rules permit and generic risk assessment for new and existing, low risk, stationary medium combustion plant.
Find out the compliance limits for waste water treatment works (WWTW), and how to treat and monitor discharges to meet permit conditions.
What happens when the Environment Agency stops maintaining a flood or coastal erosion defence, how to challenge the decision and how to manage your risk afterwards.
Identify, describe, classify, and manage waste lead acid batteries containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
A summary of the techniques and standards you should use to monitor ambient air.
Who this guidance is for, assessing appropriate measures for your site, the measures that apply to different types of facilities and implementing measures at new and existing facilities.
How to apply for PCS approval, register, take on packaging producer responsibilities and comply under the approval.
The groundwater protection code of practice on how to prevent pollution from petrol, diesel and other fuel tanks.
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