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Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can carry out a small scale remediation scheme or trial to treat contaminated soil and groundwater.
For operators of a vehicle storage, depollution and dismantling (authorised treatment) facility accepting no more than 750 tonnes of waste vehicles a year.
The D1 exemption allows you to deposit dredging spoil on the banks of the water it was dredged from and treat it by screening and removing water.
Nuclear site radioactive substances regulation (RSR), when you need a permit, how to apply, how to change (vary), transfer or surrender your permit
How to choose a waste recovery or disposal method and assess its risks when applying for or changing your bespoke environmental permit.
The T1 waste exemption allows you to treat waste packaging so it can be reused in its original form or becomes clean waste suitable for recycling.
When you can store and dewater street sweeping waste without an environmental permit for a waste operation.
Sampling and chemical testing of untreated sewage, treated sewage effluents and trade effluents.
The Environment Agency has provided these low risk waste positions (LRWPs) for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.
Standard rules to operate a vehicle storage depollution and dismantling authorised treatment facility.
Environment Agency enforcement position on when you can treat and dispose of invasive non-native plant material without an environmental permit.
Working in partnership to shape future plans and benefits
The U16 exemption allows you to reuse the parts from depolluted end-of-life vehicles in other vehicles.
Guidance on the monitoring of bioaerosols from stacks, open biofilters and in ambient air.
This guidance is aimed at helping readers understand the permitting and other requirements specific to Radioactive Substances Regulation.
This guidance is intended to help the regulator, the regulated community, and others with an interest in groundwater activities.
Information you must provide in your application to deploy mobile plant for landspreading waste. How you must operate under your approved deployment.
Standard rules SR2015 No 8: 75kte household, commercial and industrial waste transfer station with asbestos storage.
All guidance documents for the packaging of Low Heat Generating Waste (LHGW)
How the Environment Agency regulates the different types of nuclear sites and protects people and the environment.
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