tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/guidance-and-regulation Guidance and regulation 2025-07-18T17:00:05+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/independent-water-commission-final-report-will-be-published-on-21-july-2025 2025-07-18T17:00:05+01:00 Independent Water Commission: final report will be published on 21 July 2025 The Independent Water Commission will publish its final report on 21 July 2025. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/manage-your-water-abstraction-or-impoundment-licences-online 2025-07-17T15:20:11+01:00 Manage your water abstraction licence online Use this service to view and share your licence information and to submit abstraction returns. Find out about water abstraction alerts. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/protect-groundwater-and-prevent-groundwater-pollution 2025-07-17T15:17:40+01:00 Protect groundwater and prevent groundwater pollution Understand when your activities affect groundwater, what permissions you may need and how to prevent pollution. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/sustainability-reporting-guidance-2025-26 2025-07-17T00:00:00+01:00 Sustainability Reporting Guidance 2025-26 Guidance on sustainability reporting requirements for central government annual reports and accounts, which may be used by other public sector bodies. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/rules-for-farmers-and-land-managers-to-prevent-water-pollution 2025-07-16T12:30:51+01:00 How to comply with the Farming Rules for Water What you must do to prevent water pollution when you manage organic manures, manufactured fertiliser, soil and livestock. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/waste-exemption-t20-treating-waste-at-a-water-treatment-works 2025-07-01T09:30:01+01:00 T20: treating waste at a water treatment works T20 exemption allows you to treat certain waste at water treatment works to reduce the volume for transport, or to make it easier to handle for waste recovery. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/waste-exemption-t21-recover-waste-at-a-waste-water-treatment-works 2025-07-01T09:30:01+01:00 T21: recovering waste at waste water treatment works T21 exemption allows you to recover wastes such as sewage grits, screenings and sewage sludge at a waste water treatment works. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/environmental-permits-and-abstraction-licences-tables-of-charges 2025-07-01T09:00:00+01:00 Environmental permits and abstraction licences: tables of charges The Environment Agency's charging scheme for environmental permits, abstraction licences and impounding licences. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/check-if-you-need-a-licence-to-impound-water 2025-06-25T11:09:59+01:00 Check if you need a licence to impound water If you impound water, or plan to, you may need to apply for an impounding licence. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/low-risk-impounding-activities-rps-302 2025-06-25T11:08:51+01:00 Low risk impounding activities: RPS 302 Environment Agency regulatory position on low risk impounding activities. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/drought-managing-water-supply 2025-06-16T16:37:35+01:00 Drought: managing water supply How water companies plan for dry weather and drought to make sure they can supply water and protect the environment. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/water-company-drought-plan-guideline-2025 2025-06-16T00:00:00+01:00 Water company drought plan guideline, 2025 The Environment Agency has issued this guideline to water undertakers that are wholly or mainly in England. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/amalgamation-of-lower-medway-and-north-kent-marshes-internal-drainage-districts 2025-06-10T08:53:54+01:00 Amalgamation of Lower Medway and North Kent Marshes Internal Drainage Districts Proposed amalgamation of 2 Internal Drainage Districts, the abolition of the related Internal Drainage Boards and the creation a new Internal Drainage Board tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/abstracting-floodwater-outside-of-licence-conditions-during-flood-events-rps-300 2025-06-03T12:53:35+01:00 Abstracting floodwater outside of licence conditions during flood events: RPS 300 Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can abstract water outside of the conditions of your abstraction licence during a ‘flood warning’ for purposes other than land drainage. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/independent-water-commission-interim-report-will-be-published-on-3-june-2025 2025-06-02T16:31:02+01:00 Independent Water Commission: interim report will be published on 3 June 2025 The Independent Water Commission will publish an interim report on 3 June 2025. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/guidelines-for-statutory-drainage-and-wastewater-management-plans-dwmps 2025-05-20T16:38:18+01:00 Guidelines for Statutory Drainage and Wastewater Management Plans (DWMPs) Guidelines for sewerage undertakers in England and Wales as to how to prepare, publish and maintain their DWMP. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/bathing-waters-apply-to-designate-or-de-designate 2025-05-15T09:30:13+01:00 Bathing waters: apply to designate or de-designate Guidance and application forms to designate or de-designate a coastal or inland water as a bathing water. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/bathing-waters-list-of-designated-waters-in-england 2025-05-15T09:30:13+01:00 Bathing waters: list of designated waters in England Current list of designated bathing waters in England. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/storing-and-treating-chemical-toilet-waste-rps-277 2025-05-08T12:04:04+01:00 Storing chemical toilet waste: RPS 277 Environment Agency regulatory position on storing chemical toilet waste, and other sewage related wastes, without an environmental permit. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/water-management-apply-for-a-water-abstraction-or-impoundment-licence 2025-04-30T12:23:37+01:00 Apply for a water abstraction or impounding licence How to apply to the Environment Agency for a water abstraction or impounding licence.