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How to change, revoke or transfer your licence, including if the licence holder dies or becomes bankrupt and find out when changes can be enforced.
If you impound water, or plan to, you may need to apply for an impounding licence.
Formerly part of M18, technical guidance for industrial plant operators (and their contractors) who monitor effluent discharges to water and sewer.
Find out if your groundwater discharges are extremely low risk so don’t need an environmental permit or exemption.
You can use the pre-application advice service to make sure your permit application is correct.
How to carry out a groundwater risk assessment as part of an application for an environmental permit.
How to query UK data on waste transfers and emissions, by specific substance, area, river basin, industry or economic sector.
Check open environmental data and use it in your own applications.
How to work out charges for water abstraction and impounding licences.
Guidelines for sewerage undertakers in England and Wales as to how to prepare, publish and maintain their DWMP.
How to assess the risks to groundwater for treated effluent discharges.
Current list of designated bathing waters in England.
Guidance for non-water company abstraction licence holders affected by prolonged dry weather and drought.
Environment Agency regulatory position on low risk impounding activities.
This document explains and gives guidance on issues which are likely to arise from the regulations on private sewers transfer.
How to carry out a groundwater risk assessment for human or animal burials.
The conditions that new cemetery developments, or new extensions of a cemetery, can operate under without needing an environmental permit.
The monitoring certification scheme (MCERTS) standard that applies to holders of environmental permits who must monitor liquid flow (sewage or trade effluent).
Understand when your activities affect groundwater, what permissions you may need and how to prevent pollution.
Apply to replace a time limited licence or condition that is expiring.
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