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Facilities for boaters at Environment Agency lock sites on the non-tidal River Thames and the River Kennet.
How to apply to the Environment Agency for a water abstraction or impounding licence.
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.
Details of fees and charges including information on how to pay.
Substances that are classed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and when you're allowed to use them.
How developers can get advice on Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) and applications for planning, permission in principle and technical details consent.
Find out if and by when you need to apply for a medium combustion plant directive (MCPD) environmental permit to meet air quality requirements.
How the Environment Agency charges for activities that need an environmental permit and the charges you must pay.
How to complete waste or materials facility returns, and deadlines for submission.
How to manage the burial of animal remains to prevent or limit groundwater pollution.
Find out how much nitrogen you can use on your land and how to plan and record your fertiliser use in a nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ).
Find out which Environment Agency locks and weirs you can fish at, the licences and permits you need and when you can fish.
How you must control and monitor emissions from your activities that may cause pollution.
What you must do to manage manure, fertiliser and soil to prevent runoff, erosion and leaching.
How climate change agreements (CCAs) work, who is eligible and which sector associations hold a CCA.
Qualification, compliance and notification requirements for ESOS.
The T28 exemption allows pharmacies and similar places to denature controlled drugs to comply with Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001.
What you need to do before you send waste to a landfill site.
Groundwater flooding, how it might affect you and what to do.
Rules for shipping WEEE into and out of England from 1 January 2025. How to check you are using the correct code and control.
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