10 Aug 2021
Yorkshire Water is working with the Freshwater Biological Association (FBA) and the North York Moors National Park Authority to help release young freshwater pearl mussels to the river Esk, in order to help to further enhance biodiversity and improve the overall health of the river. Numbers of freshwater pearl mussels, also known as Margaritifera margaritifera, […]
05 Aug 2021
More than 1,000 flood schemes to benefit from record investment Defra ‘Over £860m to be invested in flood alleviation schemes this year with further action including improvements to flood insurance. Thousands more homes and businesses are to be better protected from flooding and coastal erosion, as part of plans published today by the Government outlining […]
05 Aug 2021
Defra ‘Independent report – David Jenkins report Surface water and drainage: review of responsibilities Review of the arrangements for determining responsibility for surface water and drainage assets. In October 2019, we commissioned an independent review of the arrangements for determining responsibility for surface water and drainage assets. The review was carried out by David Jenkins. […]
05 Aug 2021
Defra: ‘The government’s expansion of the popular Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) programme to cover every farm in England. The programme – which is a partnership between Defra, Natural England and the Environment Agency – provides free 1-2-1 advice to farmers to help them reduce water and air pollution through management of farmyard manure and soils […]
05 Aug 2021
Environment Agency look to recruit 50 new farm inspectors The Angling Trust has been campaigning hard for the Environment Agency to get a grip on the unsustainable amount of agricultural pollution that has had such a damaging effect on our rivers, lakes and oceans for many years. As part of our Anglers Against Pollution campaign […]
05 Aug 2021
Defra ‘Multi-million pound boost for green jobs and nature recovery 90 projects awarded grants to accelerate action to support 2,500 jobs, plant almost a million trees and boost to nature recovery Action to support 2,500 jobs, plant almost a million trees and boost nature recovery across the country has been stepped up today (Wednesday 28 […]
05 Aug 2021
Waterwise launches revamp of UK water efficiency strategy Waterwise, the leading authority on water efficiency in the UK, is launching a new consultation on the 5 year Water Efficiency Strategy for the UK which comes to an end in June 2022. Read the review of the 2017-2021 strategy. An online consultation from the 26th July which […]
27 Jul 2021
Link to Defra press release Proposals include To introduce a tiered approach for including actions in the WINEP To better incorporate long-term planning in the development of the WINEP To clearly establish dependencies between the WINEP and other statutory planning frameworks To increase the use of catchment and nature-based solutions to meet statutory obligations To […]
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