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Bridge heights and profiles, locks and facilities for boaters on the River Medway.
How the Environment Agency reviews the impact of climate change on the Thames Estuary and updates planned work and timescales.
When and how to register if you are discharging small quantities of substances for scientific purposes as part of a groundwater tracer test or remediation scheme.
Guidance to developers of geological disposal facilities for solid radioactive waste.
Guidance for groundwater specialists explaining direct inputs, discernibility and permanently unsuitable.
Tool to assist groundwater risk assessment for treated effluent discharges to infiltration systems.
A handbook to guide environmental impact assessment (EIA) scoping activities.
The Environment Agency has provided these low risk waste positions (LRWPs) for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.
Assess the mental health costs of flooding and erosion scenarios.
For operators storing and repackaging healthcare waste, photographic and chemical wastes from healthcare premises and similar municipal wastes at a named location.
Standard rules to allow the operator to undertake mining waste operations on the site of a mine or quarry.
Standard rules to operate vehicle storage depollution and dismantling (authorised treatment) facility.
Standard rules for temporary dewatering affecting up to 20 metres of a main river.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store and treat waste glass containing other non-hazardous wastes.
Find out about discharge limits and controls of substances discharged from water treatment works.
How Thames Estuary 2100 (TE2100) will produce additional benefits for riverside communities through riverside strategies.
Find out the energy efficiency requirements you must comply with, and how to comply, to operate under an environmental permit.
These are the appropriate measures for waste treatment at regulated facilities with an environmental permit for treating healthcare waste.
About Radioactive Substances Compliance Assessment Reports, assessments and inspections and what the Environment Agency will do if you do not follow the rules.
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