Search results 13.6.5 Water Environment - Controlled activities WATER 13.6 IMPOUNDING, ABSTRACTION AND DISCHARGE OF WATER SCOTLAND 13.6.5 Water Environment - Controlled activities The Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 defines the water environment as all surface water, groundwater and wetlands being... 13-6-5-water-environment-controlled-activities 14.5 Water DATA CAPTURE, REPORTING 14.5 Water The consumption of potable water in the UK is increasingly viewed as an area that requires to be reported i.e. a water footprint. Increasing supply demand and the impact of potential scarcity issues are now driving this environmentally... 14-5-water Ground Conditions Excavation Ground conditions Before commencing any excavation, it is important to identify the type of ground in which the excavation is to be carried out. Detailed information may be available with the contract documentation, or in the form of bore-hole or trial... E7-ground-conditions 4.4 Water and water use DESIGN 4.4 WATER AND WATER USE Designers should seek to ensure water conservation measures are incorporated to minimise consumption of mains water for uses other than drinking. This includes the specification and use of water free devices including waterless... 04-4-water-and-water-use 13.6.7 Abstraction WATER 13.6 IMPOUNDING, ABSTRACTION AND DISCHARGE OF WATER SCOTLAND 13.6.7 Abstraction SEPA does not require authorisation for the abstraction of rainwater from construction site excavations, however, the abstraction of groundwater from excavations is a... 13-6-7-abstraction Further Sources of Information WATER FURTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION Regulation and guidance England The Environment Agency website is at: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency Pollution prevention for businesshttps://www.gov.uk/guidance/pollution-prevention-for-businesses Discharges... 13-further-sources-of-information 13.1 Introduction WATER 13.1 INTRODUCTION Water is essential to life. It is an increasingly scarce and costly natural resource with strict legal controls for its abstraction from the natural environment and discharge into controlled waters and/or the sewerage. The construction... 13-1-introduction 7.17.5 Water Fern Ecology 7.17 INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES 7.17.5 Water Fern 7.17.5.1 Introduction Water fern is a floating aquatic plant native to tropical America and is the only floating fern in Britain. The leaves of water fern are no bigger than 2.5mm - forming small plants... 07-17-5-water-fern Further Sources of Information Waste Further Sources of Information Websites Regulation and guidance Statutory Guidance England and Wales Waste duty of care code of practicehttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/waste-duty-of-care-code-of-practice Scotland Duty of care: code... 11-further-sources-of-information 13.3 Responsibility for regulation WATER 13.3 RESPONSIBILITY FOR REGULATION Abstractions from and discharges to controlled waters are regulated by the Environment Agency (EA) in England, Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) in Scotland. The local... 13-3-responsibility-for-regulation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
