tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/guidance-and-regulation Guidance and regulation 2025-05-15T09:30:13+01:00 HM Government 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:/guidance/managing-sludge-from-non-mains-systems 2025-04-29T12:45:19+01:00 Managing sludge from non-mains systems How businesses in England can manage septic tank sludges and other wastes from non-mains domestic sewage systems. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/storm-overflow-assessment-framework-2025 2025-03-24T10:00:06+00:00 Storm overflow assessment framework 2025 How to assess the performance of and scope out improvements to storm overflows under Urban Waste Water Treatment Regulations requirements. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/change-transfer-or-cancel-your-environmental-permit 2025-02-28T13:01:32+00:00 Change, transfer or cancel your environmental permit How to change details of your environmental permit, transfer it to somebody else or cancel it. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/guidance-for-organisations-on-supplying-safe-water-supplies 2025-01-22T15:06:26+00:00 Safe water supplies: information for organisations For all organisations that rely on a safe water supply to undertake their business activities. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/discharges-to-surface-water-and-groundwater-environmental-permits 2024-09-30T14:52:28+01:00 Discharges to surface water and groundwater: environmental permits When you need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground, and how to apply. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/humber-river-basin-district-river-management-plan-updated-2022 2024-09-12T12:00:09+01:00 Humber river basin district river management plan: updated 2022 Find all the documents, data and maps that make up the Humber river basin district river basin management plan. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/groundwater-source-protection-zones-spzs 2024-08-01T15:49:36+01:00 Groundwater source protection zones (SPZs) Find out where SPZs are, what defines the different zones and why the Environment Agency must protect groundwater from pollution. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/building-biobeds-in-a-groundwater-source-protection-zone-1 2024-07-29T12:18:05+01:00 Treating pesticide washings using lined biobeds and biofilters: RPS 140 Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can treat diluted pesticide washings in lined biobeds and biofilters. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/river-basin-management-plans-updated-2022-summary-programmes-of-measures-mechanisms 2024-01-02T09:02:13+00:00 River basin management plans, updated 2022: summary programmes of measures â€� mechanisms »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp main mechanisms to protect and improve the water environment in each river basin district. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/general-binding-rules-small-sewage-discharge-to-the-ground 2023-10-02T08:00:00+01:00 General binding rules: small sewage discharge to the ground How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to the ground. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/low-environmental-risk-cemeteries-exemption-conditions 2023-10-02T08:00:00+01:00 Low environmental risk cemeteries: exemption conditions »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp conditions that new cemetery developments, or new extensions of a cemetery, can operate under without needing an environmental permit. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/small-sewage-discharges-in-england-the-general-binding-rules 2023-10-02T08:00:00+01:00 Small sewage discharges in England: the general binding rules General binding rules for small sewage discharges from septic tanks or sewage treatment plants in England. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/general-binding-rules-small-sewage-discharge-to-a-surface-water 2023-10-02T08:00:00+01:00 General binding rules: small sewage discharge to a surface water 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. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/nutrient-mitigation-check-if-you-need-environmental-permissions 2023-08-02T16:17:21+01:00 Nutrient mitigation: check if you need environmental permissions When you need an environmental permit, licence or to address planning considerations to mitigate nutrient pollution. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/bathing-water-designation-and-de-designation-privacy-notice 2023-07-03T09:30:11+01:00 Bathing water designation and de-designation: privacy notice How Defra will use your personal information when you submit an application for a site to be designated or de-designated as a bathing water. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/download-environmental-data 2023-03-31T09:11:43+01:00 Access environmental data Check open environmental data and use it in your own applications. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/river-basin-planning-process-overview 2023-03-30T10:21:46+01:00 River basin planning process overview A summary of the river basin planning process the Environment Agency and others have followed in reviewing and updating the river basin management plans. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/river-basin-management-plans-updated-2022-summary-programmes-of-measures 2022-12-22T09:05:20+00:00 River basin management plans, updated 2022: summary programmes of measures A summary of the main programmes and strategic initiatives to protect and improve the water environment. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/using-wetlands-to-improve-treated-effluent-discharge-rps-260 2022-11-29T14:38:18+00:00 Using wetlands to improve treated effluent discharge: RPS 260 Environment Agency enforcement position for wetlands that receive treated final effluent discharged from water and sewerage company wastewater treatment works.