07 Jun 2022
Defra and the Environment Agency announce new grants: ‘Innovative projects to restore and rewet peatlands, create green urban spaces and improve flood resilience are among 50 schemes to benefit from the final round of a pioneering fund to drive private investment in nature and tackle climate change. The second round of the Natural Environment Investment […]
01 Jun 2022
From Waterbriefing On 17 January 2022 regional water resources groups, made up of water companies and other water users and stakeholders, launched 5 emerging regional water resources plans for consultation. Introducing the review, the Agency said: “We are now at a pivotal point of opportunity for water resources management. In March 2020, the Environment Agency […]
01 Jun 2022
The TCPA and the Environment Agency have launched a resource on addressing flood risk through the planning system. The video explains how and why planning must consider flood risk and explores different options and opportunities. There are also links to a range of related resources, including Environment Agency strategy and related resources Site-specific flood risk […]
18 May 2022
From the Guardian A criminal investigation into water companies in England has uncovered suspected widespread illegal sewage discharges from treatment plants, the Environment Agency has revealed. The investigation into more than 2,200 water treatment plants run by all 10 water companies is examining whether the firms breached legal regulations about when and how frequently they are allowed to release […]
11 May 2022
Sewage flooding a river for hours was blamed on Anglian Water’s slow response to the incident. The company has been fined £18,000 for failures at a pumping station near Peterborough that an investigation said showed up their “reactive attitude” to pollution. District judge Ken Sheraton said Anglian Water should have given “a higher category of […]
11 May 2022
The Environment Agency has published their responses to both the Nature Recovery Green Paper & Environment Act-Environmental Targets consultations. Nature Recovery Green Paper Some of the key issues in the Green paper for the Environment Agency for the water and marine environment include the following, amongst others: Protecting wildlife sites – on land and at […]
28 Apr 2022
More than £1.3m is to be spent on flood prevention measures in Herefordshire over the next five years. The Environment Agency funding will see the introduction of natural flood management systems on seven smaller river areas that feed into the Wye. Within those catchment areas are 98 properties “at very significant risk” of flooding. Herefordshire […]
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