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How to access the Environment Agency's public registers of environmental information.
How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to the ground.
When you need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground, and how to apply.
How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage discharge treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to a surface water.
The Environment Agency's charging scheme for environmental permits, abstraction licences and impounding licences.
If you abstract water or plan to, you may need to apply for an abstraction licence.
Find out where SPZs are, what defines the different zones and why the Environment Agency must protect groundwater from pollution.
How to change details of your environmental permit, transfer it to somebody else or cancel it.
What you must do to prevent water pollution when you manage organic manures, manufactured fertiliser, soil and livestock.
How to apply to the Environment Agency for a water abstraction or impounding licence.
How to carry out a risk assessment if you are applying for a bespoke permit that includes discharging hazardous chemicals and elements to surface water.
General binding rules for small sewage discharges from septic tanks or sewage treatment plants in England.
Use this service to view and share your licence information and to submit abstraction returns. Find out about water abstraction alerts.
The Independent Water Commission will publish its final report on 21 July 2025.
How the Environment Agency carries out government policy for groundwater and adopts a risk-based approach where legislation allows.
How to assess the impact of your activity in estuarine (transitional) and coastal waters for the Water Framework Directive (WFD). The guidance is called Clearing the Waters for All.
Guidance on sustainability reporting requirements for central government annual reports and accounts, which may be used by other public sector bodies.
Environment Agency enforcement position on temporary discharges of uncontaminated water from excavations to surface water without a water discharge activity permit.
How to comply with your permit, including maintenance, record keeping and pollution reporting requirements.
Use this guide to understand when your waste water discharge is classed as domestic sewage.
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