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How to control intermittent storm discharges from combined sewer overflows and waste water treatment works, and minimise the risk of emergency sewage discharges from sewage pumping stations.
Check open environmental data and use it in your own applications.
Follow this groundwater protection code of practice to prevent pollution from solvent use and storage.
Use the Environmental Quality Standards Directive (EQSD) list when scoping an activity for a Water Framework Directive (WFD) assessment.
Sheep dip is a hazardous substance – follow this code to reduce the risk of groundwater pollution when you use, store and dispose of dip.
The monitoring certification scheme (MCERTS) standard that applies to holders of environmental permits who must monitor liquid flow (sewage or trade effluent).
OSM management and operation rules for water companies.
Tool to assist groundwater risk assessment for treated effluent discharges to infiltration systems.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can temporarily discharge water intended for drinking water supply to surface waters from water treatment works and water supply assets.
MCERTS standard specifying the minimum requirements for installing and using event duration monitors (EDMs) required by an environmental permit.
How to comply with your licence, including how to measure, record and report on the water you abstract.
When you can use collected or harvested rainwater without a water abstraction licence.
Guidance and application forms to designate or de-designate a coastal or inland water as a bathing water.
The T21 exemption allows you to recover wastes such as sewage grits, screenings and sewage sludge at a waste water treatment works.
How the Environment Agency will respond to planning consultations that include activities we permit under the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2010 (EPR).
Guidance on long duration water abstraction licences.
Detailed modelling of surface water pollution for an environmental permit risk assessment.
For water companies in England and Wales to use for developing their water resources management plan. Also relevant to those producing regional plans.
Guidance for groundwater specialists explaining direct inputs, discernibility and permanently unsuitable.
When you do not need a water abstraction licence from the Environment Agency for passive dewatering.
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