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The conditions that new cemetery developments, or new extensions of a cemetery, can operate under without needing an environmental permit.
How to apply to the Environment Agency to trade water abstraction rights with another party.
The T21 exemption allows you to recover wastes such as sewage grits, screenings and sewage sludge at a waste water treatment works.
Sheep dip is a hazardous substance – follow this code to reduce the risk of groundwater pollution when you use, store and dispose of dip.
Guidance and application forms to designate or de-designate a coastal or inland water as a bathing water.
How the Environment Agency sets and assesses discharge quality numeric limits in environmental permits.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store, treat and use waste water containing concrete at construction sites.
Find out how the Environment Agency defines groundwater source protection zones.
Detailed modelling of surface water pollution for an environmental permit risk assessment.
Understand when your activities affect groundwater, what permissions you may need and how to prevent pollution.
Follow this groundwater protection code of practice to prevent pollution from solvent use and storage.
Map of water management catchments and list of catchment coordinators.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can temporarily discharge water intended for drinking water supply to surface waters from water treatment works and water supply assets.
Appeal to the Environment Agency if you have been refused connection to the public sewer.
The main mechanisms to protect and improve the water environment in each river basin district.
When you do not need a water abstraction licence from the Environment Agency for passive dewatering.
For water companies in England and Wales to use for developing their water resources management plan. Also relevant to those producing regional plans.
How to select compliance points for the assessment of risks to groundwater from land contamination.
A summary of the main programmes and strategic initiatives to protect and improve the water environment.
How the Environment Agency will respond to planning consultations that include activities we permit under the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2010 (EPR).
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