EA Position Statements

EA Regulatory Position Statements as at  18/10/21. (GOV.UK)

It should be noted that the following are still valid RPSs (as at 22/11/21) but for some reason, are not available online. The EA should be contacted direct for a hard copy if needed.

• Storage of waste samples pending legal proceedings RPS 183
• Removal of airworthy parts from waste aircraft RPS 164
• Managing pesticide washings by evaporation RPS 165
• Use of wastes by emergency services for training purposes RPS 167
• Use of clean panel (screen) glass in bound applications RPS 188
• Waste portable batteries returned via couriers or similar services RPS 22

Chemicals

Regulatory position statements on activities that involve chemicals.

• Transformers containing PCBs: new rules - RPS 246
  • 20 May 2021

Disposing of waste

Regulatory position statements on activities that involve disposing of waste.

• Accepting, classifying and disposing of household packaging waste: RPS 234
  • 10 June 2020
• Burning waste on campfires and bonfires: RPS 50
  • 2 November 2020
• Dewatering and depositing silts from sustainable drainage systems (SUDS) on land: RPS 55
  • 17 January 2020
• Disposing of waste from clearing blocked sewers: RPS 7
  • 11 June 2019
• Disposing of trees and plants affected by disease or pests: RPS 71
  • 21 July 2021
• Excavated waste from utilities installation and repair: RPS 211
  • 3 February 2021
• Excavated waste from utilities installation and repair: RPS 211
  • 3 February 2021
• Incinerating wild animal carcasses: RPS 218
  • 17 January 2019
• LPG flaring at end-of-life vehicle sites: RPS 202
  • 10 November 2020
• Pet cemeteries: bury and spread ash regulatory position statement
  • 19 June 2013
• Relaxing certain waste regulatory requirements for volunteers and waste sites involved in voluntary litter collection: RPS 212
  • 25 March 2021
• Treatment and disposal of invasive non-native plants: RPS 178
  • 9 April 2019
• Using back up flares at exempt anaerobic digestion plants: RPS 120
  • 23 December 2019

Medium combustion plants and specified generators

Regulatory position statements for medium combustion plants and specified generators.

• Operating a schedule 25B, tranche B specified generator for research and development: RPS 220
  • 16 December 2020
• Specified generator and medium combustion plant new bespoke permits: RPS 243
  • 25 June 2021
• Medium combustion plant (MCP) section 5.1 Part B new permits: RPS 244
  • 25 June 2021

Onshore oil and gas

Regulatory position statements on activities that involve onshore oil and gas.

• Environmental permitting of onshore oil and/or gas facilities
  • 22 May 2017

Pig and poultry farming

• Slurry stores on permitted pig and poultry farms with less than 1% dry matter
  • 4 November 2020

Storing waste

Regulatory position statements on activities that involve storing waste.

• Collect and store mixed fuel from misfuelled vehicles: RPS 9
  • 17 January 2018
• Collecting and storing sewage effluent from boats: RPS 54
  • 9 May 2019
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• Collecting food waste from different premises at a single site: RPS 225
  • 13 January 2020
• Collecting non-hazardous, non-food waste from different premises at a single site: RPS 224
  • 13 January 2020
• Receiving hazardous waste wood at household waste recycling centres: RPS 249
  • 23 July 2021
• Hazardous waste wood from demolition and refurbishment activities: RPS 250
  • 9 September 2021
• Storing and dewatering street sweeping waste: RPS 65
  • 15 June 2020
• Retaining shock absorbers and airbags in otherwise fully depolluted ELVs: RPS 195
  • 9 November 2020
• Storing fly-tipped waste and waste from trash screens and litter bins: RPS 60
  • 27 March 2014
• Stack, store or treat litter, straw, manure and slurry arising from an exotic animal disease outbreak: RPS 36
  • 30 December 2016
• Storing and drying waste wood before burning in a Part B co-incinerator: RPS 213
  • 19 May 2021
• Storing and treating asphalt waste: RPS 157
  • 4 February 2020
• Storing waste aerosol containers: RPS 63
  • 16 July 2020
• Storing waste incapacitant sprays: RPS 138
  • 28 August 2018
• Storing waste left by former tenants in empty properties: RPS 171
  • 1 December 2020
• Temporary community waste collection points: RPS 223
  • 17 May 2019
• Temporary storage of contaminated waste waters removed from gas pipelines: RPS 100
  • 11 October 2019
• Temporary storage of ELVs at a motor manufacturer’s dealership: RPS 205
  • 10 November 2020
• Temporary storage of recyclable waste at collection points by or for charities: RPS 239
  • 10 November 2020
• Temporary storage of waste sandbags after a flood: RPS 168
  • 22 October 2020
• Waste collection authorities contingency planning: RPS 79
  • 29 June 2017

Treating waste

Regulatory position statements on activities that involve treating waste.

• Bioaerosol monitoring at regulated facilities - use of M9: RPS 209
  • 23 January 2018
• Building lined biobeds in a groundwater source protection zone 1: RPS 140
  • 6 October 2021
• Cleaning and sterilising waste medical instruments containing metal for recovery: RPS 160
  • 30 July 2020
• Denaturing controlled drugs that have become waste: RPS 4
  • 25 January 2021
• Environmental permits for ‘orphan’ waste effluent treatment plants: RPS 33
  • 4 December 2018
• Land contamination pilot trials and small scale remediation schemes: RPS 215
  • 11 November 2019
• Permitting of air separation units
  • 27 March 2014
• Small-scale heat treatment of waste plastics for reuse: RPS 112
  • 25 November 2020
• Stack, store or treat litter, straw, manure and slurry arising from an exotic animal disease outbreak: RPS 36
  • 30 December 2016
• Standard rules permits for anaerobic digestion – point source emissions to air: RPS 192
  • 15 July 2020
• Storing and treating asphalt waste: RPS 157
  • 4 February 2020
• Storing and treating waste plastic produced from processing WEEE: RPS 228
  • 16 December 2020
• The treatment of liquid crystal display units containing mercury to comply with BATRRT
  • 24 June 2016
• Treating and using water that contains concrete and silt at construction sites: RPS 235
  • 20 November 2020
• Treating food waste where the food was served and consumed: RPS 229
  • 7 July 2020
• Treating microbiological laboratory waste on the site where it is produced: RPS 233
  • 11 August 2020
• Treating solid waste from composting toilets
  • 30 December 2015

Using waste

Regulatory position statements on activities that involve using waste.

• Regulation of the use of unbound pulverised fuel ash and furnace bottom ash
  • 8 May 2014
• Spreading organic manure on agricultural land: RPS 252
  • 15 October 2021
• Storing and treating waste fire extinguishers for recovery: RPS 132
  • 29 May 2019
• Use of clay in slurry lagoons or irrigation reservoirs: RPS 91
  • 5 December 2017
• Using treated asphalt waste: RPS 75
  • 27 March 2014
• Use of manufactured topsoil: RPS 190
  • 19 August 2019
• Using pine trees to restore dunes or protect river banks: RPS 236
  • 13 January 2021
• Using R134a air conditioning gas from ELVs to recharge air conditioning systems: RPS 226
  • 20 January 2020
• Using shredded waste carpet in equestrian surfacing: RPS 248
  • 1 July 2021
• Using unbound incinerator bottom ash aggregate (IBAA) in construction activities: RPS 247
  • 29 January 2021
• Using waste fire extinguishers for training: RPS 221
  • 29 May 2019
• Waste management: regulation of trials of new waste management techniques
  • 29 December 2015
• Waste codes for sewage sludge and sludge containing other materials: RPS 231
  • 16 February 2021
• Waste codes not otherwise specified: RPS 241
  • 15 September 2021

Using water

Regulatory position statements on using water.

• Passive dewatering: regulatory position statement
  • 10 December 2020
• Rainwater harvesting: regulatory position statement
  • 28 January 2021

Water discharges

Regulatory position statements on water discharge activities.

• Open-loop heat pump systems: permits, consents and licences
  • 3 April 2018
• Temporary dewatering from excavations to surface water
  • 28 April 2021

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