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Water companies in England and Wales can use this service to submit an incident action plan for a dry day spill to the Environment Agency.
Use this service to tell the Environment Agency about the death or bankruptcy of a water resources licence holder.
How water companies in England and Wales can comply with the statutory requirement for preparing and publishing PIRPs and Implementation Reports.
How the Environment Agency will respond to planning consultations that include activities we permit under the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2010 (EPR).
Check if you're exempt from needing an environmental permit for discharges from an open loop ground source heating and cooling system. Then register this exemption.
The main mechanisms to protect and improve the water environment in each river basin district.
When you can use collected or harvested rainwater without a water abstraction licence.
The Environment Agency has issued this guideline to water undertakers that are wholly or mainly in England.
How to submit water discharge returns using your own XML file based on the Environment Agency’s generic operator returns (GOR) schema.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store, treat and use waste water containing suspended solids at construction sites.
A guide to planning, designing, constructing and commissioning a water storage reservoir.
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 regulatory position on when you can store, treat and use waste water containing concrete at construction sites.
Tool to assist groundwater risk assessment for treated effluent discharges to infiltration systems.
The hydrological and hydraulic information the Environment Agency may need when you apply for a water abstraction or impounding licence.
Formerly part of M18, how to prepare and interpret analytical quality control (AQC) charts to verify the performance of your monitoring method.
When and how to prepare a hydrogeological impact assessment (HIA) before you apply for a groundwater abstraction licence.
How the Environment Agency considers competing proposals to abstract water and what to do if the Environment Agency has said your application is competing with one or more other proposals.
For all organisations that rely on a safe water supply to undertake their business activities.
How water companies plan for dry weather and drought to make sure they can supply water and protect the environment.
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