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Check if an item of upholstered domestic seating is a waste or non-waste item and, if it is waste, identify if it contains persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
How the Environment Agency sets and assesses discharge quality numeric limits in environmental permits.
Standard rules permit and generic risk assessment for new and existing, low risk, stationary medium combustion plant.
For a Part A installation with an anaerobic digestion treatment capacity of over 100 tonnes of waste, or waste and non-waste each day accepting no more than 100,000 tonnes each year.
For water companies in England and Wales to use for developing their water resources management plan. Also relevant to those producing regional plans.
Definitions and examples of different types of healthcare waste.
19 waste codes are from waste management facilities, off-site waste water treatment plants and the preparation of water intended for human consumption and water for industrial use. Your permit lists the 19 waste codes you ca…
How to manage water use, levels, drainage and irrigation, and avoid pollution from waste water and sheep dip.
A summary of the river basin planning process the Environment Agency and others have followed in reviewing and updating the river basin management plans.
The emission limit values (ELVs) and air quality standards specified generators must meet, including the deadlines for complying.
When you must tell the Environment Agency that you're storing material containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and how to do it.
How to pay Environment Agency charges for international waste shipments (IWS) notifications.
Guidance on the application of EN 14181 and BS EN 13284-2 .
This guidance sets out a structured approach to the management of landfill gas.
Standard rules for discharges to surface water: cooling water and heat exchangers.
How to control intermittent storm discharges from combined sewer overflows and waste water treatment works, and minimise the risk of emergency sewage discharges from sewage pumping stations.
OSM management and operation rules for water companies.
You need approval from the Environment Agency before you deposit waste over completed cells that have permanently stopped taking waste.
The environmental permit, consent and licence you may need before you install a ground source or surface water source heating or cooling system.
How to keep your reservoir operating safely. For reservoir owners, operators and those maintaining or operating large raised reservoirs in England.
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