The purpose of this page is to provide information on how the Environment Agency aims to reduce the risk of flooding for homes and businesses along the River Ouse in the Clifton and Rawcliffe community.
The York 5 Year Plan identified 10 separate areas at risk of flooding. This includes...More
The purpose of this page is to provide information on how the Environment Agency aims to reduce the risk of flooding for homes and businesses along the River Foss in York, from the Groves to Strensall.
The York 5 Year Plan identified 10 separate areas at risk of flooding. This...More
The Lower Mole Flood Alleviation Scheme ('the Scheme') is reaching the end of its designed life. It needs refurbishing to maintain the standard of flood protection and to ensure it’s the best possible scheme for the environment, people and wildlife.
Map of existing Lower Mole...More
The purpose of this page is to provide information on how the Environment Agency aims to reduce the risk of flooding for homes and businesses in the Clementhorpe area. We have been developing plans and actively engaging with the community on potential options since November 2017. We have now...More
The purpose of this page is to provide information on how the Environment Agency aims to reduce the risk of flooding for homes and businesses in the Bishopthorpe area.
Records from recent flood events and our modelling shows the risk from flooding is greatest along a stretch of Bishopthorpe...More
The purpose of this page is to provide information on how the Environment Agency aims to reduce the risk of flooding for homes and businesses along the River Ouse in the York City Centre Community.
The York 5 Year Plan identified 10 separate areas at risk of flooding. This includes the...More
The purpose of this page is to provide information on how the Environment Agency aims to reduce the risk of flooding for homes and businesses along the River Ouse in Naburn and Acaster Malbis .
The Naburn Flood Cell
We have been working closely with Naburn Flood Group for a number of...More
The purpose of this page is to provide information on how the Environment Agency aims to reduce the risk of flooding for homes and businesses along Osbaldwick and Tang Hall becks.
From our modelling and experience from recent floods we have undertaken initial assessments of the risk of...More
The rivers Ouse and Foss flowing through York have been instrumental in the city’s success, providing first a defensive role for the Roman settlers, then an artery for trade and industrial growth as the city expanded. Our relationship with the rivers has not been without problems. Throughout...More
The purpose of this page is to provide information on how the Environment Agency aims to reduce the risk of flooding for homes and businesses in the Foss Confluence to Fulford area. We have been developing plans and actively engaging with the community on potential options since November 2017....More
The purpose of this page is to provide information on how upgrades to the Foss Barrier in York are progressing.
On Boxing Day 2015 the city of York experienced exceptional flooding, affecting over 600 homes and businesses across the city. The volume of water in the Foss catchment was...More
Water is a precious resource that we can’t live without; from supplying drinking water and supporting fisheries, to providing an essential resource to business and agriculture, and a source of recreation.
Water pollution and drought threaten these things. Therefore it is...More
The Humber: Hull Frontage scheme is a £42 million flood defence scheme to upgrade the tidal flood defences along the Humber edge of the city of Hull.
The scheme will reduce the risk of flooding from the Humber Estuary to 113,000 properties.
The scheme will upgrade tidal flood defences...More
The Exmouth Tidal Defence Scheme is a £12 million scheme to improve flood defences in Exmouth.
The Environment Agency is working in partnership with East Devon District Council to deliver the scheme which will reduce the risk of tidal flooding to over 1,400 residential and 400 commercial...More
The Environment Agency is working with partners to find ways to reduce flooding from the River Thames in north Reading and Lower Caversham.
Flooding in this area affects homes, businesses, utilities and a number of busy roads for long periods of time.
We are continuing to design a...More
The Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) requires EPR permits to be reviewed when the relevant Best Available Techniques Reference Document (BRef) for the sector is published. The Intensive Rearing of Pigs and Poultry BRef was published in February 2017.
The Environment Agency...More
The environmental permit was issued in June 2016. It sets out conditions for operations covering surface and groundwater protection, safe storage of waste and noise from mining waste activities. Exploratory drilling began on the 22 January 2019 and was completed in late March 2019.
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The purpose of this page is to provide information on the Humber Strategy Review. We will be holding formal public consultation at key decision points throughout. More information on future consultation will be provided on this site as details become available.
Due to the enormous...More
This page provides a summary of proposals for the Outstrays to Skeffling Managed Realignment Scheme. Please take a few minutes to watch our video which explains what the project is about:
What’s proposed:
The Outstrays to Skeffling Managed Realignment Scheme is a joint...More
Regulation at IGas' site at Tinker Lane
The environmental permit was issued in November 2016. It sets out conditions for operations covering surface water, safe storage of waste and noise from mining waste activities. Exploratory drilling began on site in November 2018 and was completed on...More
We know climate change is going to increase flood or coastal erosion risk for many communities. There will be some places where the current ways to manage risk will not work in the long term, and alternative, more sustainable options will be needed. We need to work closely with those...More
Ponteland has experienced flooding from the River Pont in previous years. In order to mitigate against flood risk in the area the Environment Agency maintains a range of assets in the area, such as flood walls, flood embankments and pumping stations.
What have we done so far?
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Updated 11 April 2019- next update due 30 June 2019
Background
Burton is entwined with the River Trent, its history is fundamentally linked to the river and its growth has depended on it.
Before the defences were built flood events regularly impacted on Burton. ...More
You can now sign up to receive email notifications of significant and major environmental incidents in your area of the Lower River Lee (see map below). This can be for more than one area of interest, just fill out the form at the bottom of this page .
We will aim to issue key...More
We have created this page to provide easy access to information on Clayton Hall Landfill Site. This information includes air quality monitoring data results.
The Environment Agency is part of a multi-agency group that has been set up in response to the odours from Clayton Hall Landfill...More
Regulation of Cuadrilla's Site at Preston New Road
We will regularly update this page with information we receive through our audits, site inspections, check monitoring and sampling work. The latest information can be found using the links under the heading 'Related Documents'. This includes...More
We have identified more than 700 properties at risk of flooding in and around Graveney. We are working with Croydon Council to develop a scheme to reduce this risk to 340 homes along the River Graveney and Norbury Brook in Thornton Heath and Norbury.
The flood alleviation scheme options we...More
Updated January 2019
The River Pinn catchment is in the west of the Greater London area. It flows through the London Boroughs of Harrow and Hillingdon before joining the Frays River in Uxbridge. The Pinn is joined by several smaller rivers along its length, including the Cannon Brook in...More
(Please note, this is an information page and the formal consultation is not yet open. The dates at the top right hand side of this page state when the information page opened and is due to close. For more information about the formal consultation launch, please scroll to the end of this page...More
The Environment Agency is the environmental regulator for onshore oil and gas operations in England. We ensure that oil and gas operations are carried out in a way that protects people and the environment. We work with a number of regulatory bodies to oversee shale gas exploration in England....More