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ByEnvironment Agencypine_tide_9b251e

When and how to register if you are discharging small quantities of substances for scientific purposes as part of a groundwater tracer test or remediation scheme.

Adapted edition

Environmental permit compliance
Document type
Reference Guide
Format
DOCX
Pages
5
Language
English
Version
1.0
Updated
2026-09-17
Category
Safety & operations
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0
Description

When and how to register if you are discharging small quantities of substances for scientific purposes as part of a groundwater tracer test or remediation scheme. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.

Contents
  • Activities that do not need an exemption or permit
  • Check if you can register as exempt
  • Carry out a water features survey for your exemption
  • Monitoring you must carry out for your tracer test exemption
  • Monitoring you must carry out for your remediation scheme exemption
  • Keep records for your exemption
  • Register your exemption
  • After you are registered as exempt
  • Carry out your remediation scheme under a standard rules permit
  • When you must apply for a bespoke permit
  • Change, transfer or cancel your permit
  • Contact the Environment Agency
Source and licence
Tracer tests and remediation schemes: environmental permit exemption

Environment Agency

Original source OGL-UK-3.0

AttributionEnvironment Agency, ‘Tracer tests and remediation schemes: environmental permit exemption’ (updated 5 June 2026), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.

Version history
  • v1.017/09/2026
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