AdBlue manufacturer Brooke Additives blames sacked employee for river pollution
AdBlue manufacturer, Brooke Additives, was fined £3,600 after pollution from its Weston-super-Mare site killed 345 fish.
Last week the company, Brooke Additives Ltd of the...
Humber defences project reaches new milestone
The Environment Agency’s £29m Stallingborough 3 sea defence improvements project between Immingham and Grimsby has reached a significant milestone.
90,000 tonnes of rock amour protecting...
Floods Minister and Environment Agency hold further meeting to bolster flood response and recovery
Floods Minister Emma Hardy convened a further meeting with Environment Agency Chief Executive Philip Duffy this week to discuss the nation’s response to the...
Floods Minister Emma Hardy meets with Environment Agency and urges caution following rain over New Year
Floods Minister Emma Hardy has met with staff from the Environment Agency to discuss the response to the New Year downpour, as heavy rain...
OEP investigation concludes Defra, EA and Ofwat failed to comply with environmental law in relation to sewage discharges
The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has concluded that there have been failures to comply with environmental law by the Department for Environment, Food...
Environment Agency publishes major update to national flood and coastal erosion risk assessment
The Environment Agency has published new data showing 6.3 million properties across England are based in areas at risk of flooding from one or...
‘Raise the bar’, EA head tells water sector
Chief executive of the Environment Agency, Philip Duffy, has told delegates at British Water’s Annual Conference that action is being taken to meet rising...
Anglian Water fined £300,000 for sewage pollution in Norfolk
Following a successful prosecution by the Environment Agency, Anglian Water has been fined £300,000 for illegally discharging sewage into a watercourse that feeds into...
Anaerobic digestion company fined more than £300,000 following explosion
A company which produces electricity from food waste by anaerobic digestion, has been fined more than £300,000 after an explosion caused two employees to...
Storm Bert exposes urgent need for flood resilience and coastal adaptation, says CIWEM
More heavy rain is set to fall in southern England and south Wales this week, adding to the chaos caused by Storm Bert, which...
£600,000 payment by Severn Trent Water to Trent Rivers Trust following pollution incident
The Environment Agency has accepted an Enforcement Undertaking from Severn Trent Water after a pumping station fault caused pollution along 1 kilometre of a...
92% of English bathing waters meet water quality standards but more still needs to be done
Figures released this week reveal that 92% of bathing waters in England have met minimum water quality standards, with 85% of bathing waters being...
Storm Bert causes significant river and surface water flooding in parts of England
Storm Bert has caused significant river and surface water flooding in parts of England over the weekend, especially in the South West, the West...
Ofwat to appear before MPs for questioning on water companies’ finances, customer bills and regulation of the industry
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) is due to hold an evidence session to scrutinise the work of Ofwat, questioning its Chief...
OEP launches investigation into lawfulness of government guidance on water pollution from agriculture
The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has launched an investigation into the government’s Statutory Guidance on applying the Farming Rules for Water (FRfW).
These regulations...
The Environment Agency is helping increase the number of trout and eels in the New Forest
The Environment Agency has improved access for sea trout, and eels in the upper reaches of the New Forest’s Highland Water ecosystem.
A bespoke structure...
Updating Bathing Water Regulations could better protect the public, says OEP
The regulations in place to protect people swimming in rivers, lakes and coastal waters in England could better protect the public if they were...
Bathing water reforms to consider water sports and water quality as Defra invites views on modernising bathing water regulations
In a consultation launched this week, Defra and the Welsh Government are inviting the public, community groups, environmental groups, farmers, businesses and local authorities to...
Wessex Water fined £500,000 for sewage killing thousands of fish
Wessex Water has been found negligent after sewage leaks killed thousands of fish - with the company failing to report incidents to the Environment...
Crackdown on water companies sees inspections surge in South West
The crackdown on water companies to improve water quality has seen nearly 500 inspections carried out by Environment Agency officers in the South West...
Northwich flood defences tested ahead of winter
The Environment Agency has carried out a large-scale training exercise in Northwich as part of a winter preparedness programme to make sure it is...
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