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When to use standing advice on site-specific flood risk assessments, and when to consult the Environment Agency.
When a material is waste, is a by-product or meets ‘end of waste’ status.
What you must do when you keep livestock or manage land.
Registers of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) producers, approved exporters, approved authorised treatment facilities and producer compliance schemes.
If you abstract water or plan to, you may need to apply for an abstraction licence.
How to complete an air emissions risk assessment, including how to calculate the impact of your emissions and the standards you must meet.
How to carry out a risk assessment if you are applying for a bespoke permit that includes discharging hazardous chemicals and elements to surface water.
How to develop a management system and keep it up to date so that you can carry out activities under an environmental permit.
Substances that are classed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and when you're allowed to use them.
Find out about flood risk activity exemptions, which used to need flood defence consent, and how to register them.
How to assess and manage the risks from land contamination.
Check how coastal flood and erosion risks will be managed in your area.
Details of fees and charges including information on how to pay.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
Use this service to view and share your licence information and to submit abstraction returns. Find out about water abstraction alerts.
Rules for shipping WEEE into and out of England from 1 January 2025. How to check you are using the correct code and control.
How to choose the right waste exemptions for your business, comply with exemption conditions, and know if you need to register.
General binding rules for small sewage discharges from septic tanks or sewage treatment plants in England.
The T28 exemption allows pharmacies and similar places to denature controlled drugs to comply with Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001.
When you need to do an environmental risk assessment, when the Environment Agency will do it for you, and how to do a risk assessment.
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