The Environment Agency is working hard with the government and other partners to protect the public and environment from the effects of coronavirus (COVID-19). We are aware communities, businesses and the environment rely on our services. This includes the advice and guidance we offer, our regulatory work which continues to protect the environment, people and […]
Unearthed ‘Leaked documents reveal Environment Agency ‘overwhelmed’ by staffing cuts and surge in pollution incidents. Environment Agency emails describe new system that could scale back pollution response in some areas 07.03.2020 Zach Boren Unearthed Unions have told the EA introducing the new pollution strategy would be ‘unacceptably risky.’ Photo: Jack Perks, Greenpeace The Environment Agency […]
Delivering more ambitious business water efficiency – Joint Regulators Letter – Waterwise ‘In some really exciting news for water efficiency, the joint regulators’ letter on delivering greater water efficiency in the water retail market, which we have been calling for since our 2019 workshop, was issued by Ofwat and the Environment Agency to wholesale and […]
The cooling water report SC180004 ‘Nuclear power station cooling water: protecting biota’ has been published this morning on the Government website. The link is provided below. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nuclear-power-station-cooling-waters-protecting-biota ‘Nuclear power station cooling waters: protecting biota Project summary SC180004 – Environment Agency Introduction This study reviewed the recent published literature on the effectiveness and UK applicability of […]
Environment Agency April 7th Covid-19 Environment Agency prioritises high-risk assets (see below), activities and flood defence construction work The Environment Agency has said that it is prioritising high-risk assets and activities, together with continuing to work on flood defence construction, in its latest operational update on how it is working during the coronavirus emergency. Regulatory […]
A trial using nature to help reduce flood risk hailed a success A natural flood management pilot at a farm in Earby has been successfully completed. A trial to help test how nature based solutions such as creating wetlands can be used to help reduce the risk of flooding has been successfully completed at Marlfield […]
Environment Agency strategy for safe and sustainable sludge use We reviewed the current regulatory regime for sludge treatment, storage and use. We looked at the advantages and disadvantages of 4 options. The option we selected will bring sludge and septic tank sludge into the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations (EPR). We aim to do […]
Launch of major ‘source to sea’ natural flood risk management and habitat creation scheme drive Environment Agency – A wide-reaching ‘source to sea’ natural flood risk management and habitat creation scheme for the River Don was launched yesterday with a day of tree planting. Richard Emmmott of Yorkshire Water, Liz Ballard of Sheffield & Rotherham […]