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Environment Agency enforcement position on temporary discharges of uncontaminated water from excavations to surface water without a water discharge activity permit.
This document explains and gives guidance on issues which are likely to arise from the regulations on private sewers transfer.
How to carry out a groundwater risk assessment for human or animal burials.
How to work out charges for water abstraction and impounding licences.
The conditions that new cemetery developments, or new extensions of a cemetery, can operate under without needing an environmental permit.
For the first time, over 1.2 million ‘eligible’ non-household customers in England can choose their water supplier (from 3 April 2017).
If you impound water, or plan to, you may need to apply for an impounding licence.
How to carry out a groundwater risk assessment as part of an application for an environmental permit.
How to assess the risks to groundwater for treated effluent discharges.
Find out how the Environment Agency defines groundwater source protection zones.
How to query UK data on waste transfers and emissions, by specific substance, area, river basin, industry or economic sector.
Apply to replace a time limited licence or condition that is expiring.
Formerly part of M18, technical guidance for industrial plant operators (and their contractors) who monitor effluent discharges to water and sewer.
Assessing the discharge of sanitary and other pollutants to surface waters.
Find out if your groundwater discharges are extremely low risk so don’t need an environmental permit or exemption.
The licences and permits you need, the documents you must prepare, and how to apply to build a hydropower scheme.
Map of water management catchments and list of catchment coordinators.
The water industry is producing strategic drainage and wastewater plans to maintain, improve, and extend robust and resilient drainage and wastewater systems.
Find out the compliance limits for waste water treatment works (WWTW), and how to treat and monitor discharges to meet permit conditions.
How the Environment Agency sets and assesses discharge quality numeric limits in environmental permits.
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