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Seeking views on plans to remove Rock from the list of bathing waters designated under the Bathing Water Directive (2006/7/EC).
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Seeking views on the standard licence conditions and approach to secondary legislation for the water supply and sewerage licensing regime.
What the UK has done to improve waste water treatment and meet its commitments under the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
Seeking views on plans to remove Lyme Regis Church Cliff Beach from the list of bathing waters designated under the Bathing Water Directive (2006/7/EC).
Seeking views on plans to remove Newhaven from the list of bathing waters designated under the Bathing Water Directive (2006/7/EC).
Seeking views on plans to remove Staithes from the list of bathing waters designated under the Bathing Water Directive (2006/7/EC).
Seeking views on applying water legislation to the Isles of Scilly.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Updated documents giving an overview of the proposed Thames Tideway Tunnel project and why it is needed.
Consultation on measures aimed at ensuring more effective provision of advice to local planning authorities in relation to surface water drainage management.
How the government is improving the quality of our rivers and inland water-bodies.
How the government is maintaining high standards of water and sewerage services.
Seeking views on proposals to designate Rayrigg Meadow, Windermere, as a bathing water.
This report provides a summary of the results of the 2014 survey of the quality of United Kingdom bathing waters.
Projected revised Bathing Water Directive classifications using 2011-2014 monitoring data for bathing waters in England.
Directions to the Environment Agency relating to the Groundwater Directive (Directive 2006/118/EC).
Seeking views on changing how we regulate small domestic sewage discharges from septic tanks and small sewage treatment plants in England.
Seeking comments on draft updated ministerial guidance on river basin planning including the use of new and updated standards.
Seeking views on the future management of private water supply pipes in England and Wales.
We want your views on plans to remove Walpole Bay from the list of bathing waters in England.
Report to Parliament on government’s progress to promote water conservation over the period April 2010 to March 2013.
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