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Regulatory position statements

What is a Regulatory Position Statement (RPS)

• It is a statement from the Environment Agency (EA) defining circumstances under which they will not prosecute
you for not having a permit in place

Temporary Dewatering from excavations to surface water

You do not need a permit if you:

• Have a short term, temporary discharge of uncontaminated water which is wholly or mainly rainwater, from an
excavation to surface water (such as pumping water out of an excavation on a building site)

• Comply with all the conditions in this regulatory position statement (RPS).

This RPS does not cover the

discharge to groundwater.

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