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We’re taking action to clean up our rivers, lakes and seas.
If you abstract water or plan to, you may need to apply for an abstraction licence.
A blocked sewer polluted 1.7km of a Gloucestershire brook. This Enforcement Undertaking means Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust can improve and restore the area.
Rules of shackle line operations, waterbath and gas stunners, and facilities for slaughtering poultry, rabbits and hares in abattoirs.
Workers' rights to rest breaks at work - length of breaks, how your age affects rest breaks, exceptions to the rules for shift workers, young people, and drivers
What to do if you’re about to be flooded and during flooding: who to contact, how to stay safe, how to report a problem.
How to apply to the Environment Agency to trade water abstraction rights with another party.
Details for owners, operators, and masters of vessels on inland waters, including categorisation, how to apply, safety requirements and best practice.
Your tap water should be clear and bright - water quality advice, reporting problems, how to complain
What you must do to manage manure, fertiliser and soil to prevent runoff, erosion and leaching.
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