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Non-statutory technical standards for the design, maintenance and operation of sustainable drainage systems to drain surface water.
Collation of evidence that supports a group of measures to intercept field run-off.
How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to the ground.
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The Environment Agency has identified that an increased uptake of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SUDS) would have positive environmental benefits
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The water industry is producing strategic drainage and wastewater plans to maintain, improve, and extend robust and resilient drainage and wastewater systems.
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