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Formerly part of M18, index of CEN and ISO monitoring methods for monitoring discharges to water.
When and how to register if you are discharging small quantities of substances for scientific purposes as part of a groundwater tracer test or remediation scheme.
Environment Agency enforcement position on when you can store and treat chemical toilet waste, and other sewage related wastes, without an environmental permit.
When you need a consent or permit to make a discharge from your reservoir and how to carry out a risk assessment.
How to control intermittent storm discharges from combined sewer overflows and waste water treatment works, and minimise the risk of emergency sewage discharges from sewage pumping stations.
Guidance for groundwater specialists explaining direct inputs, discernibility and permanently unsuitable.
A summary of the river basin planning process the Environment Agency and others have followed in reviewing and updating the river basin management plans.
Where to install your meter, checking it's accurate, how often to check it and the records you must keep.
MCERTS standard specifying the minimum requirements for installing and using event duration monitors (EDMs) required by an environmental permit.
OSM management and operation rules for water companies.
Formerly part of M18, how to prepare and interpret analytical quality control (AQC) charts to verify the performance of your monitoring method.
The groundwater protection code of practice on how to prevent pollution from petrol, diesel and other fuel tanks.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store, treat and use waste water containing suspended solids at construction sites.
Tool to assist groundwater risk assessment for treated effluent discharges to infiltration systems.
For all organisations that rely on a safe water supply to undertake their business activities.
The laboratory provides diagnostic microbiological testing services for the examination of food, water and environmental samples.
Notices specifying the Thames Tideway Tunnel project and requiring Thames Water to carry out certain preparatory works, including reasons.
How to comply with your licence, including how to measure, record and report on the water you abstract.
When you need an environmental permit, licence or to address planning considerations to mitigate nutrient pollution.
The monitoring certification scheme (MCERTS) standard that applies to event duration monitors.
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