06 Aug 2020

In praise of red tape: getting regulation right Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, gives a speech at the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry on environmental regulation. This is a Must Read detailed speech by Sir James Bevan, CEO of the Environment Agency – on the Post-Brexit regulatory regime   Click here […]

23 Jan 2020

European Union: Executive summary This fitness check is a comprehensive policy evaluation of the following directives: – the Water Framework Directive (WFD); – the Environmental Quality Standards Directive (EQSD); – the Groundwater Directive (GWD); – the Floods Directive (FD). It assesses whether the Directives are fit for purpose by examining their performance against five criteria […]

06 Jun 2019

UKTAG Standards Consultation May 2019   We are consulting on proposals aim to improve the quality of the water environment in the UK by setting new standards or improving existing standards where the evidence suggests a change would be beneficial.  The consultation runs from Friday 24 May to Friday 5 July, inclusive. Why We Are Consulting   […]

19 Mar 2019

River basin planning: working together: Consultation Report EA: Working together was the first consultation in reviewing and updating the river basin management plans for 2021. It set out the steps and consultation measures that we are required to take in preparation of the updated river basin management plans. It ran for six months between 22 […]

14 Mar 2019

Angling Trust:  375,386 people have called on the European Commission to defend Europe’s strong water law, making the EU’s public consultation on the legislation, the third largest ever in the history of the European Union. This law is critical to ensure that Europe’s rivers, lakes and wetlands are protected and brought back to good health. The […]

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 […]

27 Sep 2018

Environment Agency ‘ Water is a precious resource that we can’t live without; from supplying drinking water and supporting fisheries, to providing an essential resource to business and agriculture, and a source of recreation. Water pollution and drought threaten these things. Therefore it is critical that our rivers, lakes, estuaries, coastal areas, wetlands and groundwater are managed […]

19 Sep 2018

Editorial Containment News – September 2018   Two years on from the vote to leave the EU the lack of clarity on even the most basic elements of the uncoupling are not comforting for the potential impact leaving will have on our environmental regulations.  Initial fears of a ‘bonfire’ of environmental legislation and ‘watered down’ regulations have eased somewhat, […]