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How the Environment Agency works with government, water companies and others to manage water resources during a drought in England.
Our vision A nation ready for, and resilient to, dry weather and drought –…
How government, water companies and the Environment Agency make sure there is enough water for future needs of both people and the environment.
The government, Environment Agency and water companies have written a…
Explores England’s long term water needs, setting out the scale of action needed to ensure resilient supplies and an improved water environment.
Foreword by Alan Lovell, Chair, Environment Agency Huge pressure already…
Water is vital to life and livelihoods. Without water, there is no…
A clean and plentiful supply of water is essential to a thriving economy,…
The modelling of scenarios of population growth, climate change and…
There are several routes for getting access to water, each differing in…
5.1 Achieving environmentally sustainable abstraction: action to date…
The forecast deficit over the next decades demonstrates that a range…
Water is vital for use in the production of energy, and energy is vital to…
Secure and reliable water supplies are vital for food production, food…
9.1 Multi-sector water scarcity Various sectors across England rely on…
We want your views on our proposed changes to our charges so we can continue to fully recover our costs.
An initiative aimed at reducing flood risk through a tidal surge barrier and downstream defences
The scheme will increase storage capacity and involve construction of an embankment.
Work of the Environment Agency to carry out the reservoir safety reform programme.
The Environment Agency manages government investment to reduce flood risk and coastal erosion in England.
Arrangements on how to manage flood risk in the River Arun internal drainage district (IDD).
The offence response options documents set out the options available to every offence we regulate.
We want your views on proposed charges to recover the cost of assessing decarbonisation readiness (DR) reports submitted with permit applications, and reviewing updated DR plans during the life of a permit.
Our plans to introduce mandatory digital waste tracking, the benefits of this change, the timelines and impacts.
We want your views on our proposals to change standard rules permits to reflect the new decarbonisation readiness requirements.
We want your feedback on the Environment Agency’s proposed update of the water resources planning guideline for England.
The Environment Agency's approach to managing new and existing abstraction and impoundment within the Colne catchment.
We want your views on our proposals for new standard rules permit for using unbound incinerator bottom ash aggregate (IBAA) in construction as a deposit for recovery operation.
We want your views on proposed new hourly rates for businesses or occupiers of relevant non-domestic premises that are not complying with the requirements of simpler recycling: workplace recycling in England.
We want your views on 3 proposed standard rules permits to cover small sewage discharge activities that are currently regulated using bespoke permits.
We want your comments on our proposed updated programme of measures for the Upper Costa Beck.
Information on the Guildford flood alleviation scheme.
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