This information page provides an overview of the Dirtness Rationalisation Scheme and the catchment which the Dirtness Pump Station serves. Here you can read about the geography of the area, gain an understanding of our work, and read about the current situation and future of the Pump Station.
Geography of the Area
The Isle of Axholme is located across the East Riding of Yorkshire, Doncaster, North Lincolnshire, and Nottinghamshire. With areas of...More
Welcome to the Lower Witham Flood Resilience Project!
This project information page is for all stakeholders with an interest in the future flood resilience of the Lower Witham.
Here you will find information about the Lower Witham Flood Resilience Project led by the Environment Agency, including our latest newsletter, project background, location, progress and importantly how our stakeholders can get involved.
Contents
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Thank you for clicking on the link to take part in our short survey about the Lower Witham Flood Resilience Project. We appreciate you giving us a few minutes of your time to answer a few questions and share your thoughts about flood resilience in the Lower Witham catchment.
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The Environment Agency and its partners are holding five targeted Rethinking Water Citizens’ Juries to discuss the important question:
How do you connect with water in your local environment, and what needs to be changed in the future to benefit people and wildlife?
This is about involving communities in decisions about the future of their local river. Listening and working with others to understand their priorities is an essential element...More
The Resilient and Adaptive Communities (RAC) project spans the Luton and Dunstable area, and is a partnership project between the Environment Agency, Central Bedfordshire Council and Luton Council.
The towns of Luton and Dunstable are at a high risk of flooding from rivers, surface water, groundwater and sewers. Whilst much has been done to tackle flood risk over the years, the climate emergency, population growth and development pressures combine to make this a continuing and...More
Background
Swan Draw Dock is on the northern shore of the River Thames in Hammersmith and Fulham. The draw dock forms part of the River Thames and protects the local community from flooding.
The eastern and northern walls of the draw dock are now at the end of their serviceable life and need to be repaired.
The construction phase of this project is currently planned for mid-2023. The works are expected to take approximately 50 weeks. This includes the site compound set-up, the...More
Welcome to our information pages for the Nenthead Mine Water Treatment Scheme.
Site pages
Scheme Overview (please continue reading below)
Pollution of rivers by metals in the Tyne catchment
Preventing pollution in the Nent and South Tyne
Diffuse pollution interventions
How a treatment scheme works
How we chose the site
Timeline
Our Engagement
Supporting Reports and Surveys
FAQs
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As the proposed design and construction of a scheme at Nenthead progresses. we want our stakeholders to:
feel informed;
know how and where to access information relating to our proposals; and
be able to get involved and share your thoughts on proposals and our activities as they develop.
On this page you can find our more about our engagement approach, and access materials used at past engagement events.
If you are unable to find the information you need across...More
Update June 2023
We have a new website for all the latest information on the Lower Mole Flood Alleviation Scheme at Lower Mole Flood Alleviation Scheme | Engage Environment Agency (engagementhq.com) . Please note that we will no longer be updating this site.
Update - February 2022 update
We are writing to update you on work we are carrying out on the Lower Mole. In our November 2021 update newsletter, we mentioned that our project team were working through a number of...More
What are the next steps for the Nenthead scheme?
During 2022 - we continued work to develop our design proposals and carry out surveys to improve our understanding of the local ecology and ground conditions. We shared details with the community at formal events in May 2022 and November 2022. Since August 2022, monthly informal drop-in sessions have been held at the Hive in Nenthead so that anyone can ask the project team any questions.
During 2023 – we will continue work...More
We have completed a number of investigations to help us better understand the need for a scheme and the potential impacts of a treatment scheme on the local area, wildlife and environment.
We have also included documents that show the design process. Reports that refer to site 101 are those referring to the current site for the Nenthead mine water treatment scheme proposals.
Here we have provided a summary of the work we have carried out alongside links to the reports and documents....More
Some of the river pollution is caused by water running across the site and washing metals out of the old mining waste.
Surface water management
We are also looking into how we can limit diffuse pollution by improving how surface water moves around the site in streams and leats. We are talking to the Nenthead Mines Conservation Society and Historic England to understand whether improvements can be made whilst also protecting the important industrial archaeology.
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There are two types of pollution that need to be addressed to improve the water quality of the Rivers Nent and South Tyne. We need to tackle:
point sources of pollution which involves removing dissolved metals from mine water before it reaches the watercourses and,
diffuse sources of pollution, which includes preventing metal contaminated materials, such as from old spoil heaps, washing or eroding into rivers
Tackling point source pollution
Monitoring of the River...More
We are working with Dacorum Borough Council and Affinity Water to help restore the River Gade at Gadebridge Park, a globally rare and valuable chalk stream. The project will provide multiple benefits, including improved habitats for wildlife, the protection of water resources for both people and the environment, and allowing local residents and visitors to get closer to the river and enjoy nature.
This project is part of Revitalising Chalk Rivers , a wider...More
The Environment Agency is working to reduce flood risk to 20,000 residential homes, 1,700 businesses, 24,500 static caravans, 35,000 hectares of farmland and a bustling tourist industry.
The Lincolnshire coastal flood plain has a long history of flooding from the sea and many forms of defence are now in place including sand dunes, seawalls, rock/timber structures and beaches.
Just over 45,000 people live within the Saltfleet to Gibraltar Point Strategy area and each...More
Page created 15 December 2021, last updated 26 January 2023.
Flooding in Hereford
Hereford is subject to significant flood risk from the River Wye and has flooded a number of times. The most significant flood events have been in 1960, 1979, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2012, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
In 2008 a Flood Risk Management Scheme was completed for the south bank of the River Wye reducing the risk of flooding in the Blackmarstone...More
The River Nent is the second most metal polluted river in England, and the most polluted in northern England.
This pollution by cadmium, lead and zinc comes from several different sources and the effects on water and sediment quality, and aquatic life can be seen for 60km along the River South Tyne and in the Tyne Estuary.
Pollution of rivers by metal mines in the Tyne catchment.
Although most mining activity had stopped by the mid-20th century, more than 150km of...More
How would a treatment scheme work?
Mine water would be captured at the Caplecleugh and Rampgill levels before it goes into the River Nent. The mine water would be pumped through a small buried pipeline up to the treatment ponds near the Handsome Mea reservoir. Metals are removed from the mine water by encouraging naturally occurring geochemical, microbiological and ecological processes to take place in a reactive media layer on the base of lined treatment ponds. Sulphates present in...More
Here you will find answers to some of the frequently asked questions. If you have further questions or enquries please feel free to contact the project team via nent@coal.gov.uk
Are there any alternative options to a mine water treatment scheme?
We have considered a full range of potential treatment technologies including established and more experimental systems. Globally, the most commonly used technology to remove metals at active mines is chemical dosing to raise the...More
Following our public drop-in events with the Coggeshall, Feering and Kelvedon communities in summer 2019, we have continued work to finalise the design for the Coggeshall, Feering and Kelvedon flood alleviation scheme, which aims to protect these communities from further flooding.
As part of the design process, we have undertaken modelling of the River Blackwater upstream of Coggeshall. The outputs from this have helped to inform and refine the design of the scheme,...More
This section explains how we selected the Nenthead mine site as our preferred location for the mine water treatment ponds. This follows a lengthy assessment process where a large number of sites were considered.
We consider several criteria when identifying a potential site for a treatment scheme. These can include engineering factors as well as the proximity to residential properties and the ecological or archaeological sensitivity of sites. For the Nenthead site, we have changed the...More
UPDATE – July 2021
Please see our latest newsletters which will explain what we have done so far at Lake 5 and information about the works.
February 2021 Newsletter
March 2021 Newsletter
June 2021 Newsletter
Since our November 2020 virtual drop we have started work and successfully installed our temporary site, compound and welfare area.
Flood defence works to take place in Thamesmead
There will be some flood...More
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Compulsory Purchase Order
We have made our Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) for the Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme. A CPO is a legal process that allows land, property and rights of access to be obtained from a landowner when there is a compelling case that the land is needed in the public interest and can...More
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Frequently Asked Questions
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On this page we provide information about the Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme, including the scheme design, benefits and environmental features.
Please click on each of the headings below to find out more.
Why does Oxford need a major flood scheme? More Information
Flooding in Oxford
Oxford has a long...More
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Page 3 – Updates and CPO Information
Page 4 – Your Questions
Introducing the Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme
What is the Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme?
The Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme will create a new stream with wetland wildlife corridor to the west of Oxford to reduce flood risk in the city and surrounding areas.
The scheme will reduce...More
The purpose of this page is to provide information on how we comply with the Reservoirs Act 1975 and how we maintain the protection from flood risk for homes and businesses along the Ouse Washes.
The Ouse Washes Flood Storage Reservoir, is a 90,000,000m 3 flood storage reservoir located in Cambridgeshire. It is approximately 30km (19 miles) long and up to 0.8km (0.5 miles) wide providing 1,900 hectares (approximately 4,700 acres) of land between the banks. The Dutch Engineer, Sir...More
Page created September 2023. Last updated 21 September, 2023.
Background of flooding in Toronto Close, Worcester
Toronto Close, Worcester has a history of flooding from the River Severn and River Teme, which influence the water level in the Laughern Brook during and after heavy rainfall. Recent flood events in July 2007 and February 2020 have highlighted that there are a number of residential properties at risk of flooding.
In 2007, 16 properties...More
Introduction:
Yarm has a long history of flooding, dating back as early as 1771, when Yarm High Street flooded to a depth of 6 metres.
In 1993, the original Yarm flood alleviation scheme was completed. This scheme involved the construction of flood walls and flood gates to protect Yarm from the River Tees. Unfortunately, in 1995, these new flood defences were overtopped, and Yarm suffered flooding from the River Tees (see photo below). Additional works which built on...More
Welcome to the Bungay Flood Risk Management Scheme information page.
The Environment Agency have created this page to provide easy access to information on the Bungay project. We will be updating this site as the project progresses, so please keep checking back for what's new.
If you would like to be added to our mailing list to receive updates on this project, please email nicki.china@environment-agency.gov.uk
Background
In December 2020...More