Agency issues new permitting guidance

A new version of the Environment Agency's guide "How to comply with your environmental permit" has been published.

It is the fourth revision and contains new information on changes to conditions to take account of the Waste Framework Directive. These include changes to the sections on energy efficiency, waste avoidance and recovery, and waste acceptances.

The previous version was published in November 2010.

The agency has also published version 3.6 of its guide to the Environmental Permitting Regulations Operational Risk Appraisal Scheme (Opra for EPR).

It provides an updated explanation of how Opra works and information on where to find the documents an organisation needs to apply for, or change, transfer or surrender a permit or close a landfill site.

The agency also advises businesses to read its revised Environmental permitting charging scheme guidance, April 2011, which has information about different permit levels, known as tiers, that apply to various activities, and for charging details.