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Groundwater risk assessment for treated effluent discharges to infiltration systems

Guidance on assessing risks to groundwater.

Starting date: 12 January 2010
Closing date: 6 April 2010

Consultation summary

We would like your views on our guidance on how to undertake a groundwater risk assessment to support your permit application for the discharge of treated effluent to infiltration systems. 

Operators applying for a permit under the Environmental Permitting Regulations need to show us that they use appropriate measures to manage health and environmental risks.

We aim to ensure that operators target their assessments and do not carry out unnecessary work. The level of assessment required aims to be proportionate to the level of environmental risk. 

We would like your views on the guidance and if you think it will produce fair and accurate assessments of the risks.

How to respond and view the consultation documents

We would prefer you to respond online. If you respond online or provide us with an email address, we will acknowledge your response and send you a summary of responses after the consultation has closed. We will also publish the summary of responses on our website.

Alternatively you can respond by post to:

Helen Moorhouse, On behalf of Groundwater Policy, Environment Agency, Richard Fairclough House, Knutsford Road, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 1HT

Or you can email Helen Moorhouse.

What happens next

After the consultation has closed we will compile a report on the consultation feedback and publish it on our website. This will include all the consultation responses. Please tell us on your response if you want us to treat it as confidential.

Your responses will be considered when we produce the final guidance document.