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Rydym yn ceisio barn am ddiwygiadau arfaethedig a diwygiadau technegol i Reoliadau Dŵr Ymdrochi 2013.
We are seeking views on proposed reforms and technical amendments to the Bathing Water Regulations 2013.
We want your comments on our proposed updated national drought response framework.
Foreword The Environment Agency has a duty to safeguard water resources in…
Terms of reference for the independent commission on the water sector regulatory system.
The Environment Agency’s approach to managing new and existing abstraction and impoundment within the Tamar catchment
We want your comments on our proposed updated programme of measures for the Upper Costa Beck.
Sets out the details of the provisions in the Water (Special Measures) Bill and how they are intended to apply.
Seeking views on changes to the guaranteed minimum standards of service all customers are entitled to in the water and sewerage sector.
We want your comments on our proposed charges for water discharges (including groundwater activities).
We want your comments on our charge proposals for the licences that benefit from the operation of the Kielder Reservoir and transfer scheme.
Seeking views on the proposal to designate 27 sites in England as bathing waters.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Sets out the effect The Water Industry (Special Administration) (England and Wales) Rules 2024 have on the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016.
Seeking views on updating toilet specifications to stop cistern water from re-entering drinking water in properties and to understand the causes of leaking toilet valves.
How the Environment Agency assesses and scores compliance with environmental permits, abstraction licences and impounding licences.
These documents provide information on how the water environment is managed in the English part of the Solway Tweed River Basin District.
Information on the mechanisms (policy, legal or financial tools) that underpin the draft summary programme of measures which translate measures into outcomes for the water environment.
Seeking views on the introduction of mandatory water efficiency labelling on water-using products.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The storm overflows discharge reduction plan sets stringent new targets to protect people and the environment. This will require water companies to deliver the largest infrastructure programme in water company history.
The UK government is consulting on the expansion of the Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan to cover coastal and estuarine waters.
Policies for developing nationally-significant infrastructure projects for water resources in England.
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