# The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010, Regulation 73: Exempt water discharge activities


(1) In this regulation, “small sewage effluent water discharge activity” means the discharge from a sewage treatment plant of 5 cubic metres per day or less of sewage effluent into inland freshwaters, coastal waters or relevant territorial waters.
(2) On the coming into force of these Regulations, a small sewage effluent water discharge activity authorised by an existing permit is taken to be an exempt facility.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2010/9780111491423/regulation/73 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-regulations-2010/regulation-73
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