Environment Agency 
The Environment Agency has urged water companies to do more to safeguard water supplies after the driest start to spring in 69 years. The environmental regulator convened a meeting of the National Drought Group today (Wednesday 7 May 2025) and said more needed to be done to cut leakage and help customers use water more … Read more
Partnership unlocks 18,000 new homes whilst ensuring high standards of environmental protection A new solution to development follows Government calls to unlock growth Environment Agency won’t seek a planning condition and Oxford City Council can now determine planning applications with benefit of increased confidence in, and oversight of, waste water treatment scheme A partnership between … Read more
The Environment Agency has today published water company Event Duration Monitoring (EDM) Annual Return data for 2024 showing the frequency and duration of spills from storm overflows in England. The data for 2024 shows a 2.9% decrease in the number of sewage spills compared to 2023. Spill durations increased by 0.2% – this is the number … Read more
The Environment Agency working closely with Natural England has secured the largest ever commitment from water companies to clean up the environment and invest in new infrastructure since privatisation. The Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP) sets out over 24,000 actions water companies must take over the next five years to meet their legal … Read more
The Environment Agency is calling on industry and the public to take part in its third National Waste Crime Survey, launched today (Monday 3 February), to gain a greater understanding of waste crime across England. Taking the time to respond to our survey is crucial in making England’s approach to tackling waste crime and waste … Read more
Three men were arrested yesterday (Wednesday 5 February) as part of an investigation into the large-scale, illegal tipping of waste at the Hoads Wood Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Ashford, Kent. Environment Agency Enforcement Officers, Kent Police and the Joint Unit for Waste Crime worked closely together to secure the arrests and custody … Read more
Nature can play a major role in improving the nation’s resilience to flooding and coastal erosion, updated research from the Environment Agency underlines. The Environment Agency has today (Wednesday 12 February) published a new Working with Natural Processes Evidence Directory, updating the internationally recognised product first released in 2017. Informed by significant scientific research including … Read more
Waste at the Skeffington Road site. At Blackburn Magistrates’ Court on 29 January, Jamil Hanif, 49 years old of Garstang Road, Preston, pleaded guilty to operating a regulated waste facility without the necessary environmental permit between 1 November 2021 and 6 December 2023. Richard Allen, 39 years old of Pope Lane, Preston, also pleaded guilty … Read more
The Environment Agency is warning that ongoing flooding impacts are likely to continue in parts of England today as rivers continue to respond following recent widespread heavy rain. Those travelling over the New Year are urged to stay away from swollen rivers and to plan ahead as river and surface water flooding impacts are possible … Read more
Secretary of State Steve Reed held a meeting with Environment Agency Chief Executive Philip Duffy this morning to discuss the response to the flooding and ongoing plans to protect communities. During the meeting, the Secretary of State was briefed on the latest situation on the ground, and the 24/7 response being led by the Environment … Read more
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