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How and where to buy or upgrade a rod fishing licence for salmon, trout, freshwater fish, smelt and eels in England and Wales.
You must have a rod fishing licence for England and Wales if you’re…
Trout, coarse fish and eel licence This lets you fish non-migratory trout…
You can buy a 1-day, 8-day or 12-month licence online. You’ll need: a…
Fishing in Scotland You do not need a licence to fish with rod and line…
How to check the long term flood risk for an area in England, assess risk from rivers and sea, surface water, reservoirs, ground water.
The current conditions affecting boaters on the River Thames and what the warnings mean.
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Scrap your vehicle at an authorised treatment facility if it’s reached the end of its life and you want to dispose of it
Ministers are receiving regular updates on a Boil Water Notice from South West Water, which remains for 2,500 properties.
Find out if there’s flooding in your area: flood warnings, flood alerts plus river, sea and groundwater levels.
Find out how clean the water is on beaches and in other bathing areas in England, and if there is a problem with pollution
Your tap water should be clear and bright - water quality advice, reporting problems, how to complain
How to dispose of household waste legally. Check your council’s website for bin collection, bulky waste collection. What you must do if using private companies
How to report environmental incidents, including pollution, damage to the natural environment, flooding, illegal fishing or a collapsed river bank.
Register or renew registration with the Environment Agency to transport, buy, sell or broker waste.
Find out if you qualify for ESOS and how to comply.
How to access the Environment Agency's public registers of environmental information.
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Follow national and local rules (byelaws) when freshwater fishing with a rod and line in England and Wales
How to identify, stop the spread and dispose of Japanese knotweed in England.
Sign in or create an account for your organisation to report packaging data. This means it can comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Rod fishing byelaws are rules and regulations explaining who can fish, where, when and what fish you can take in England.
How to classify and describe your business waste so you can know how to manage and dispose of it - what you need to do, List of Waste (LoW) codes, technical guidance.
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