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Information for boaters on the River Nene.
Technical guidance for monitoring landfill leachate, groundwater and surface water at permitted landfill sites.
From the 1 April 2024 you must pay the Environment Agency (greenhouse gas emissions) charges for 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.
The appropriate measures for process efficiency at regulated facilities with an environmental permit for the treatment or transfer of WEEE.
Guidance on how we assess the quality of your monitoring procedures through an operator monitoring assessment (OMA) and what you can do to prepare.
Sets out the basis on which the Environment Agency should decide whether or not a river or watercourse is treated as a ‘main river’.
Actions, conducts and obligations when setting up FCERM funding partnerships - for risk management authorities (RMAs) and project teams.
This section introduces the Water Framework Directive Regulations and describes the range and use of mechanisms available to implement measures.
Appoint a panel engineer for your reservoir.
Standard rules to operate a household, commercial and industrial waste transfer station.
As a risk management authority (RMA) claim grant-in-aid (GIA) funding, report financial changes and that projects are completed.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can temporarily discharge water intended for drinking water supply to surface waters from water treatment works and water supply assets.
Standard rules for discharges to surface water: cooling water and heat exchangers.
Guidance for local authorities and other land managers in England on maintaining local environmental quality.
The emission limit values (ELVs) and air quality standards specified generators must meet, including the deadlines for complying.
Check if an item of WEEE or a component removed from WEEE is a waste or non-waste item and, if it is waste, identify if it contains persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
What you need to monitor and how to report your performance to meet your permit conditions.
Use this tool to find out if you need to apply for a simple bespoke or complex bespoke medium combustion plant permit.
Environment Agency byelaws for the regulation, management and improvement of the River Thames.
How hydroelectric power works, regional schemes and information on installing your own micro-hydro scheme.
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