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Sheep dip is a hazardous substance – follow this code to reduce the risk of groundwater pollution when you use, store and dispose of dip.
Find all the documents, data and maps that make up the Humber river basin district river basin management plan.
Assessing the discharge of sanitary and other pollutants to surface waters.
How to work out charges for water abstraction and impounding licences.
For water companies in England and Wales to use for developing their water resources management plan. Also relevant to those producing regional plans.
Find out how the Environment Agency defines groundwater source protection zones.
Use the Environmental Quality Standards Directive (EQSD) list when scoping an activity for a Water Framework Directive (WFD) assessment.
The T21 exemption allows you to recover wastes such as sewage grits, screenings and sewage sludge at a waste water treatment works.
How to select compliance points for the assessment of risks to groundwater from land contamination.
How the Environment Agency sets and assesses discharge quality numeric limits in environmental permits.
Guidance and application forms to designate or de-designate a coastal or inland water as a bathing water.
A summary of the main programmes and strategic initiatives to protect and improve the water environment.
How to apply to the Environment Agency to trade water abstraction rights with another party.
Follow this groundwater protection code of practice to prevent pollution from solvent use and storage.
Environment Agency enforcement position on when you can store and treat chemical toilet waste, and other sewage related wastes, without an environmental permit.
Find out the compliance limits for waste water treatment works (WWTW), and how to treat and monitor discharges to meet permit conditions.
Map of water management catchments and list of catchment coordinators.
Understand when your activities affect groundwater, what permissions you may need and how to prevent pollution.
Where to install your meter, checking it's accurate, how often to check it and the records you must keep.
When you need a consent or permit to make a discharge from your reservoir and how to carry out a risk assessment.
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