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How you must control and monitor emissions from your activities that may cause pollution.
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.
What you must do to manage manure, fertiliser and soil to prevent runoff, erosion and leaching.
How to apply for standard rules and bespoke permits for A1 installations, including low impact installations.
This code of practice outlines what a court of law might consider as applicable to different types of land.
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.
How the Environment Agency carries out government policy for groundwater and adopts a risk-based approach where legislation allows.
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.
When the MCP is exempt from meeting emission limit values (ELVs), which ELVs apply and the deadlines for meeting them.
What you need to do to supply, distribute and sell wood for use in domestic heating appliances in England.
As a local authority, you can issue a fine or take legal action against businesses for nuisance parking.
How local authorities can issue permits to businesses that produce pollution and regulate those business premises.
Environment Agency regulatory position on the use of additional waste codes to store, treat or spread sewage sludge and septic tank sludge to land.
If you operate a medium combustion plant (MCP) or a generator, find out if you need to meet MCP and specified generator regulations.
Comprehensive help for those operating, regulating or interested in facilities that are covered by the Environmental Permitting regulations.
The types of permit available, how much they cost and how to apply for your environmental permit.
Use this guide to understand when your waste water discharge is classed as domestic sewage.
How UK environment agencies assess noise, legal requirements for managing noise, noise impact assessments and noise management plans. This replaces H3 guidance.
This review proposes guidelines to improve population health and raise awareness of selected volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in UK homes and offices.
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