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Guidance: Protecting groundwater from human burials

Environment Agency

July 24
08:11 2024

This guidance is for local councils or other cemetery operators. It sets out the Environment Agencys approach to the regulation of cemeteries to protect the environment. It covers both new cemetery developments and existing cemeteries.

Updates to this page

Published 1 April 2022
Last updated 24 July 2024 +show all updates
  1. Updated the 'bespoke permits' section to link to the latest fees.

  2. Updated the guide to reflect the requirements that apply from 2 October 2023.

  3. First published.

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