09 Dec 2021
CIWEM: ‘ OVERVIEW The purpose of this guide is to assist water companies with best practice for EDM to comply with the conditions within a discharge permit. This guide collates current good practice on Event Duration Monitoring (EDM) of discharges from combined sewer overflows and other permitted storm overflows. Note that this document relates to […]
09 Dec 2021
This post is by Daniel Johns, head of public affairs at Anglian Water The Green Alliance ‘I want to congratulate Philip Dunne MP and the Duke of Wellington, and all their supporters in parliament and far beyond, for making headline news of poor river health, and for securing significant changes to the Environment Act during […]
09 Dec 2021
Catchment Sensitive Farming: reduce water and air pollution Training, advice and grant support for farmers and land managers to reduce water and air pollution from agriculture. Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) is a partnership between the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, the Environment Agency and Natural England. It works with farmers and a range […]
09 Dec 2021
Chalk streams https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2021/11/30/restoring-englands-great-barrier-reef By Charles Rangeley- Wilson, Chair of the Chalk Stream Restoration Group. On 15 October 2021, the Chalk Streams Restoration Group marked a major milestone on the journey to restore England’s chalk streams. The group was formed in 2020 to bring together many partners responsible for or interested in the future of these […]
02 Dec 2021
Environment Agency – Updated 25th November 2021 Water Briefing ‘Environment Agency warns reduced funding is impacting its ability to deal with pollution incidents. The Environment Agency says that its attendance at pollution incidents is reducing as funding to deal with them has been reduced. The EA is warning that more serious pollution incidents are caused […]
02 Dec 2021
The National Trust has brought together some of England’s largest landowners and managers together to sign up to a range of commitments to help the government meet its net zero ambitions and reverse environmental damage. Among those who have signed up include the RSPB, the National Association for Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Church Commissioners […]
02 Dec 2021
Consultation description – Commonly littered items ‘The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) wants to gather evidence around commonly littered single-use plastic items to help inform future policy decisions. We are interested in your views on single-use plastic items, especially: wet wipes, tobacco filters, sachets and single-use cups We are also asking for […]
02 Dec 2021
Executive summary Effective planning is essential for getting the right kind of sustainable growth in the right places. This includes avoiding development in flood risk areas and creating and maintaining places that are resilient to flooding. This report describes how flood risk information is used in strategic spatial plans and decision making, and the barriers […]
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