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Environmental good practice guide for ground source heating and cooling GEHO0311BTPA-E-E Title here in 8pt Arial (change text colour to black) i We are The Environment Agency. Its our job to look after your environment and make it a better place – for you, and for future generations. Your environment is the air you breathe, the water you drink and the ground you walk on. Working with business, Government and society as a whole, we are making your environment cleaner and healthier. The Environment Agency. Out there, making your environment a better place. To contact us: Call: 08708 506 506 (Mon-Fri 8-6) Email: enquiries@.uk Website: .uk Published by: Environment Agency Horizon House, Deanery Road Bristol BS1 5AH Tel: 0117 934 4000 Email: enquiries@environment- .uk .uk Further copies of this report are available © Environment Agency from our publications catalogue: http://publications.environment- All rights reserved. This document may be .uk or our National Customer reproduced with prior permission of Contact Centre: T: 08708 506506 the Environment Agency. E: enquiries@.uk. ii Environment Agency: Environmental good practice guide for ground source heating and cooling Vsn 3 Contents 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Using this guide 1 1.2 Types of scheme 1 1.3 Environmental risks of GSHC schemes and your role 4 2 General requirements for GSHC schemes 5 2.1 Assessment of environmental i