19 Dec 2024
The Environment Agency is seeking views on updates to the guideline that water companies in England must follow when they prepare and publish their drought plans by 2027. The Agency has updated the guideline to ensure that all technical information is up to date and lessons learnt from recent research and experience of drought has […]
27 Nov 2024
As the clean-up continues in areas hit by Storm Bert, forecasters, environment officials and politicians have been strongly criticised over the warnings issued before the storm and the fitness of flood defences to cope with increasingly common extreme weather (The Guardian). Photo credit: Ray Bilcliff The Environment Agency said that lessons learned from […]
21 Nov 2024
The Environment Agency is seeking feedback on the approach to working together to review and update the river basin management plans in 2027. Working Together is the first consultation in the process of reviewing and updating the river basin management plans. It sets out the: consultation steps proposed timetable ways that you can get involved in […]
14 Nov 2024
The Environment Agency (EA) has published a consultation on its proposed updated national drought response framework. The EA is responsible for monitoring, reporting and acting to reduce the impact of drought on the natural environment. Photo credit: Kazuend The ‘Drought: how it is managed in England’ document is the updated version of the […]
14 Nov 2024
From: Scheme opens up River Trent for coarse and migratory fish The Environment Agency’s £12m flagship project in the Colwick Country Park has been officially opened by Chair of the Environment Agency, Alan Lovell. It opens up the River Trent and its tributaries for migratory fish, including salmon, trout and eels, making more habitat accessible […]
14 Nov 2024
According to the Environment Agency (EA), nearly 500 inspections of water company assets have happened in South West. Inspection teams continue to grow, focused on checks, enforcement, and regulation. The EA has a goal to quadruple inspections to 4,000 by the end of March 2025. Photo credit: Erlend Ekseth South West Water sites […]
30 Oct 2024
Innovative approaches to flood and coastal resilience taken by the Environment Agency, local authorities and local partners are helping to unlock significant wider social, economic and environmental benefits for people, places, and wildlife. The Environment Agency has published its mid-programme report for its £200 million Flood and Coastal Innovation Programmes. The report details what has been […]
09 Oct 2024
The Environment Agency has published analysis of the water resources management plan annual review submissions from water companies across England for the period April 2023 to March 2024. Credit: Tom Fisk According to the Agency, this reporting year’s wet weather has provided respite for the industry following the widespread drought conditions in 2022. […]
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