If you have an oil storage container at your home, business or farm it is requirement that you comply with the applicable regulations. Failure to comply may cause a pollution event that contaminates either groundwater, surface water or soil.
Tag: Pollution Prevention
Hierarchy of Control: Concrete Wash Water
The conduction of activities that involve a Health and Safety Risk are often assessed using a hierarchy of control (eliminate, substitution, intervention and administration) as advised by the HSE.
Can We Meet Our Water Needs
The first major United Nations conference on water for more than 40 years convenes in New York today, World Water Day. With a small team from Population Matters taking part, we look at the key issues, and the part that addressing population can play.
Avara claims 30% cut in manure use within Wye area
Avara Foods, the largest poultry producer in the river Wye catchment, says it has sharply cut the manure from its supply chain that remains in the area.
Flood storage area better protects 1,400 Birmingham properties
The Environment Agency has completed a £50 million flood risk mitigation scheme to better protect more than 1,400 properties – including 950 homes – in the Perry Barr and Witton area of Birmingham.
Waterborne Viruses Effectively Removed by Zapping Untreated Water
Using sophisticated microscopy and computational analysis, Texas A&M University researchers have now validated the merit of a water purification technology that uses electricity to remove and inactivate an assortment of waterborne viruses.
New tech to treat farm slurry and produce fertiliser trialed
The UK’s water treatment industry has been keeping a keen eye on an upcoming technology that promises to revolutionize the way we treat wastewater, all without the use of harsh chemicals.
Why ignoring ‘low-impact’ pollution could be a disaster for the environment
The overstretched Environment Agency has instructed staff to ignore ‘low-impact’ pollution incidents. Here’s what that could mean for the natural world.
Consultation on strengthening Environmental Sanctions, is raising the cap to either £25M or £250m the answer ?
DEFRA consider that protecting our natural environment is a government priority. Strengthening regulations that enable polluters to be held to account is one piece of the wider plan in reducing pollution to protect biodiversity and the ecology of our rivers and seas.
Unlimited fines for environmental polluters, Government confirms
Environmental regulators will be able to charge polluters unlimited penalties for causing damage, the Government has confirmed.