Further information on water pollution

• Trade effluent - discharges to sewers

• Hazardous / special waste

• Environmental permits

• Oil storage

• Pesticides and biocides

• Solvent emissions

• Waste management licensing

• PPG 1 General guide to the prevention of pollution (pdf)

• PPG 2 Above ground oil storage tanks (pdf)

• PPG 3 Use and design of oil separators in surface water drainage systems (pdf)

• PPG 21 Pollution incident response planning (pdf)

• Guidance on the Groundwater Regulations 1998 (pdf)

• Groundwater Protection Code: Safe Use and Disposal of Sheep Dip

• Groundwater Protection Code: Petrol stations and other fuel dispensing facilities involving underground storage tanks

• Groundwater Protection Code: Solvent Use and Storage

• The Groundwater Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 DOENI Guidance Note 2

• Policy And Practice for the Protection of Groundwater in Northern Ireland

• Groundwater Guidance notes for farmers and growers

• Scotland: Guidance on the Groundwater Regulations 1998

• Code of Practice for the Safe Use and Disposal of Sheep Dip

• Environment Agency Water Resources pages

• Environment Agency Water Framework Directive pages

• Environment Agency Groundwater pages

• Defra Groundwater pages

• NIEA: Groundwater pages

• NIEA: Water Framework Directive pages

• Scottish Environmental Protection Agency Water Framework Directive Pages

• SEPA: Practical guide to the Water Environment Regulations (pdf)

• Scottish Environmental Protection Agency Groundwater pages

• Scottish Environmental Protection Agency Groundwater Protection Policy for Scotland

• Scottish Environmental Protection Agency Groundwater Regulations 1998

• Water pollution legislation

• How are surface waters and groundwater protected from pollution in England, Northern Ireland and Wales?

• How are surface waters and groundwater protected from pollution in Scotland?

• Authorisations you require for discharges to water

• Storing and handling materials on your site

• Managing your site's discharges and drainage

• Accidental spills and site security

• Works notices and enforcement notices

• Do the Groundwater Regulations affect me?

• Septic tanks, package treatment plants and cesspools

• Further information on water pollution

• Water pollution legislation