D1 waste exemption: depositing waste from dredging inland waters
Where to deposit non-hazardous dredging spoil, how to treat it, and the quantities allowed under a D1 exemption.
Applies to England
Dredging spoil means waste you produce from dredging inland waters. It includes plant matter.聽
Your waste must fit within the waste code and description.
Types and amounts of waste you can deposit
| Waste code | Type of waste |
|---|---|
| 17聽05聽06 | Dredging spoil (except spoil in waste code 17聽05聽05) |
You can deposit, screen and de-water up to 50 cubic metres of dredging spoil on each metre length of land during any 12-month period.聽
This also applies to dredging spoil you put in a container or lagoon.
Conditions聽
You must:聽
- follow the waste classification technical guidance to assess your dredging spoil to make sure it is not hazardous聽
- remove large items, litter and fly-tipped waste 바카라 사이트� you must send these items to an exempt or permitted waste facility聽
- allow excess water to drain away聽
You must deposit the dredging spoil at the closest possible point to the location of the dredging.聽聽
This would be either on the water바카라 사이트檚 edge or the closest point where you can deposit the spoil in one mechanical operation.
The 바카라 사이트榗losest possible point바카라 사이트� allows for things that might prevent you from depositing the spoil closer to the dredging point, for example:聽
- buildings聽
- highways聽
- woodland聽
- land ownership
After you바카라 사이트檝e deposited, screened and dewatered the dredging spoil, you can spread it on the adjoining land immediately next to the inland water.
If you want to transport the dredging spoil to spread or use elsewhere, you바카라 사이트檒l need separate exemptions or permits.
You cannot:聽聽
- deposit dredging spoil on the bank of an unconnected inland water, or deposit dredging spoil from any other waters聽
- deposit dredging spoil that contains hazardous waste聽
- treat dredging spoil, other than by screening and removing large items, litter and fly-tipped waste, or removing water聽
- deposit litter and fly-tipped waste聽
Using containers or lagoons聽
If you put dredging spoil in a container or lagoon under a D1 waste exemption, you must remove any containment structures when the dredging spoil has dried out, or before you spread it on adjoining land.聽
If you form a containment bund from the dredging spoils, or soil from the adjoining land, you can level these out and spread them at the site.聽
If you form the containment from other material, for example straw bales, geotextile or timber, you must remove these off-site to an exempt or permitted waste facility. You may reuse these materials where they remain fit for purpose.
Check if you need other permits聽
There are different permit options for depositing waste dredged from inland waterways onto land.聽
You must comply with other rules that apply to your D1 activity.聽For example, you might need planning permission, or a flood risk activity permit.聽
Contact your if you are raising levels or building on a floodplain or near a watercourse.聽
You need an environmental permit or a different exemption if you want to manage:聽聽
- waste that is not listed in this exemption聽聽
- more waste than is allowed for the activity
Activity along rivers and canals聽
A river or canal is a 바카라 사이트榣inear network바카라 사이트� for the purpose of this exemption. You must comply with the same rules and conditions that apply to single site locations.
When you register a D1 waste exemption for activity along a river or canal, you must fill in this聽registration form聽and submit it with a copy of a map or with the following details in the spreadsheet:聽
- the nearest town or district, and county聽
- name of watercourse聽
- grid references showing the start and end points of the stretch it is referring to
Registering a D1 waste exemption聽
You must register your exemption with the Environment Agency. You can register through the waste exemption service.聽聽
Linear networks and multiple site registrations바카라 사이트�
You바카라 사이트檒l need to complete this바카라 사이트�registration form바카라 사이트痠nstead of using the online service.
Registration rules바카라 사이트�
You cannot:바카라 사이트�
- have more than one D1 at a site at the same time바카라 사이트�
- register a D1 if it바카라 사이트檚 already been registered at the site by another business바카라 사이트�
- renew your registration more than one month before the 3-year registration period ends바카라 사이트�
- increase the storage limit by registering a separate storage exemption바카라 사이트�바카라 사이트�
- store waste that바카라 사이트檚 not included in the exemption
Related exemptions
- U1: Using waste in construction allows you to use dredging spoil in construction
- U13: Spreading plant matter where it as grown, to benefit soil allows you to spread plant matter that바카라 사이트檚 cut along the banks of inland water
You can spread dredging spoil from creating or maintaining habitats, ditches or ponds within parks, gardens, fields and forests under:
Contact the Environment Agency聽
General enquiries
National Customer Contact Centre
PO Box 544
Rotherham
S60 1BY
Email enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk
Telephone 03708 506 506
Telephone from outside the UK (Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm GMT) +44 (0) 114 282 5312
Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm.
Updates to this page
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Updated to clarify registration rules, and registering along a linear network.
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Updated to clarify the conditions in this exemption, including the types of waste you can and cannot use and where it can be used relative to the dredging operation. Clarified when you can use a lagoon to store waste before use.
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First published.