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How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
How to assess the impact of your activity in estuarine (transitional) and coastal waters for the Water Framework Directive (WFD). The guidance is called Clearing the Waters for All.
Explains the definition of ‘regulated facility’ and how they are grouped into classes.
Find out if and by when you need to apply for a specified generator environmental permit to meet air quality requirements.
Guidance on methods of minimising annoyance or disturbance caused by the operation of loudspeakers fixed to ice-cream vans and similar vehicles.
This code of practice outlines what a court of law might consider as applicable to different types of land.
What you must do to manage manure, fertiliser and soil to prevent runoff, erosion and leaching.
As a local authority, you can issue a fine or take legal action against businesses for nuisance parking.
How to apply for standard rules and bespoke permits for A1 installations, including low impact installations.
Comprehensive help for those operating, regulating or interested in facilities that are covered by the Environmental Permitting regulations.
If you operate a medium combustion plant (MCP) or a generator, find out if you need to meet MCP and specified generator regulations.
How the Environment Agency carries out government policy for groundwater and adopts a risk-based approach where legislation allows.
How to destroy the POPs in waste and when you can recycle, recover or reuse waste containing POPs. How to apply to permanently store waste containing POPs.
On 13 September 2023, the House of Lords voted against government proposals intended to unlock 100,000 homes between now and 2030 whilst protecting and improving the environment.
The types of permit available, how much they cost and how to apply for your environmental permit.
When the MCP is exempt from meeting emission limit values (ELVs), which ELVs apply and the deadlines for meeting them.
How local authorities can issue permits to businesses that produce pollution and regulate those business premises.
Use this guide to understand when your waste water discharge is classed as domestic sewage.
What you need to do to supply, distribute and sell wood for use in domestic heating appliances in England.
This guidance is intended to explain how local authorities should implement the regime on contaminated land.
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