New aquagreen reduces flood risk for hundreds east of Hulll
Castlehill Aquagreen is a key part of the second phase of the £28 million pound Holderness Drain Flood Alleviation Scheme which when fully complete,...
Floods Minister Emma Hardy and Environment Agency Chief Executive Philip Duffy discuss response to flooding
Floods Minister Emma Hardy and Environment Agency Chief Executive Philip Duffy met on Friday afternoon (27th September) to discuss response to the flooding experienced...
Long Preston Floodplain project celebrates conservation milestone
Nestled between the Yorkshire Dales and Forest of Bowland, lies the Long Preston floodplain, a unique wetland area – important for farming, rich in...
Chearsley Wetland – a thriving new habitat on River Thame
Chearsley Wetland recently marked its two-year anniversary, which has seen the site transformed into a shining example of how farming and wildlife can work...
Severn Trent pays £327,500 to wildlife trust after investigation
An investigation by the Environment Agency into Severn Trent Water revealed that raw sewage from a blocked sewer had been discharged into a brook...
Labour Conference to debate solutions to water challenges
A panel of experts including Water Minister Emma Hardy and one of Britain’s largest water companies is set to debate innovative nature-based ways to...
Pioneering project uses nature to reduce flood risk in Weardale
The £2.1 million Weardale Natural Flood Management project has seen 25 features constructed in the stunning Upper Weardale landscape to reduce flood risk for...
Three new wetlands created in Evenlode Valley
The Environment Agency has part funded the creation of three new wetlands in the Evenlode Valley, near Chipping Norton. The project, which was devised...
New scheme to improve habitat quality in Norfolk chalk stream
The River Glaven is a chalk stream, that flows through North Norfolk into the North Sea, and its surrounding floodplain habitat. Chalk streams are...
Chemical spill in Walsall canal
The Environment Agency (EA) is working with other agencies across the West Midlands to treat a chemical spillage into a canal in Walsall.
The EA...
Oxford flood alleviation scheme gets the go ahead
The much-anticipated Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme is one step closer to becoming a reality after Oxfordshire County Council recently resolved to grant planning permission.
This...
Secretary of State welcomes Ofwat’s actions following sewage investigation, but some raise concerns about effectiveness of fines
Secretary of State, Steve Reed, has welcomed Ofwat's proposal to fine Thames, Yorkshire and Northumbrian Water a total of £168m for failing to manage...
Government launches rapid review to meet Environment Act targets
The Government has announced a rapid review of the Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) to be completed by the end of the year.
The Government has...
Environment Agency carries out flood safety exercise in Rugeley
The Environment Agency recently led a training exercise at Rugeley flood storage area in Staffordshire, to rehearse emergency plans in the event of a...
Water Minister Emma Hardy to meet with bosses of the five water companies that received a 2-star rating in the EPA report
Following the Environment Agency's publication of its annual Environmental Performance Assessment (EPA) report, which grades the environmental performance of England’s nine water and sewerage...
“Simply not good enough” says EA Chair Alan Lovell, after 2023 environmental performance report shows lack of improvement
The Environment Agency has published its annual report on the environmental performance of England’s nine water and sewerage companies during 2023.
The report shows an improvement...
Further decline in Dŵr Cymru performance outlined in NRW annual review
Natural Resources Wales has published its 2023 performance reports for the two water companies operating in Wales, Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water and Hafren Dyfrdwy.
It...
Farmer given suspended prison sentence for persistently allowing slurry to pollute stream
A farmer from Somerset has been given 14 weeks in prison suspended for a year and ordered to pay £10,000 costs after he persistently...
Man jailed for 32 months after dumping thousands of tonnes of waste, including asbestos, on floodplain
Christopher Garrett has been jailed for 32 months after he dumped thousands of tonnes of waste, including asbestos, in a floodplain near Kingsteignton in...
Anglian Water to pay £50,000 after Environment Agency prosecution
Anglian Water Services Ltd has been ordered to pay over £50,000 for failing, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a requirement to provide records...
What will the new Labour Government’s plans mean for the water industry?
Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has won a landslide victory in the UK election. “We did it!” he said in his victory speech. “Change begins...
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