22 Nov 2023

Fish Legal and Pickering Fishery Association have won a landmark judicial review in the High Court against the Government and the Environment Agency over its river improvement plans. The Court ruled that the Government, and the Environment Agency, had failed in their mandatory legal duties to review, update and put in place measures to restore […]

28 Sep 2021

Access the guidance here River basin management plans set out the legally binding objectives, standards, and measures to meet water objectives for all sectors of the economy. Introducing the guidance, Environment Minister Rebecca Pow MP said: “We are determined to accelerate our progress and drive the actions that are needed forward. The government’s commitment towards […]

09 Oct 2018

The EU Water Conference was held in Vienna in late September. The aim was to review progress on the implementation of EU water legislation. The event made the case for more integrated water management and found that the overall picture of Europe’s waters today is mixed. Much more needs to be done to achieve the objectives […]