Surface/Ground Water Pollution
Responsible Body:
Environment Agency
Summary:
Many substances entering surface waters or ground waters could cause pollution. Most substances that businesses use and dispose of are unsuitable for discharge to surface waters or ground waters without being treated first.
Environment Agency
Summary:
Many substances entering surface waters or ground waters could cause pollution. Most substances that businesses use and dispose of are unsuitable for discharge to surface waters or ground waters without being treated first.
Key Requirements:
You must get prior written authorisation from the Environment Agency if you intend to discharge anything other than clean, uncontaminated surface water to surface waters or ground waters.
This authorisation could be in the form of a discharge consent, a groundwater regulations permit or an environmental permit. The Environment Agency can serve a number of legal notices to prevent or remedy water pollution if they consider it likely that a polluting substance is entering or will enter surface waters or ground waters, a breach of authorisation has occurred or is likely to occur, or the Environment Agency consider it necessary for you to clean up waters that have become polluted as a result of your activities.
This authorisation could be in the form of a discharge consent, a groundwater regulations permit or an environmental permit. The Environment Agency can serve a number of legal notices to prevent or remedy water pollution if they consider it likely that a polluting substance is entering or will enter surface waters or ground waters, a breach of authorisation has occurred or is likely to occur, or the Environment Agency consider it necessary for you to clean up waters that have become polluted as a result of your activities.
Penalties & Implications of non-compliance:
The Environment Agency is responsible for assessment of compliance with all of the conditions of your authorisation or notice. If you don't comply with the conditions you may be prosecuted and fined by the Environment Agency.
Further Information:
NetRegs: http://www.netregs.gov.uk
The Environment Agency is responsible for assessment of compliance with all of the conditions of your authorisation or notice. If you don't comply with the conditions you may be prosecuted and fined by the Environment Agency.
Further Information:
NetRegs: http://www.netregs.gov.uk