The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 SI 110 were published in January 2018 to transpose the requirements of the Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD) EU/2015/2193 of 25 November 2015 and to control emissions from the operation of Specified Generators ...More
The Environment Agency’s tidal flood risk management work between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point helps us reduce the risk of flooding to around 20,000 homes, 1,700 businesses, 24,500 static caravans and 35,000 hectares of farmland as well as a bustling tourist industry.
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This is for Environment Agency employees and Defra Corporate Services colleagues only.
The Environment Agency’s 5 Year Action Plan (EA2025) will set out what we aim to achieve by 2025 and how we will work to deliver this. We want the plan to reflect your views and so we’re inviting...More
Information on INEOS Upstream Limited’s exploration sites
The Environment Agency is the environmental regulator for onshore oil and gas operations in England. We ensure that people and the environment remain protected by requiring operators to hold environmental permits that set out...More
Updated May 2019
Background:
The Environment Agency are working with London Borough of Redbridge council to reduce flooding to homes and businesses in Woodford and surrounding areas from the River Roding. We have identified options to achieve this, but we can’t do this...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
In this form we are finding out some information to contribute to the project evaluation, as well as your views about today’s session. Thank you in advance for completing the form and contributing to the evaluation of this process. More
Updated June 2019
Welcome to the River Pinn project information page. This page provides background information to flooding along the River Pinn and a summary of our work to reduce the flood risk to homes, businesses and infrastructure along the river
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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
Our role is to protect and improve the environment so that everyone can enjoy the benefits of a clean, safe and healthy place to live, work and play. We are responsible for granting or refusing environmental permits and regulating sites that deal with waste.
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Historically, taking water from the environment for certain uses and from certain sources could be done without an abstraction licence. We called these ‘exempt activities’.
From the 1 January 2018, new regulations came into effect which mean most of these previously exempt...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 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
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
Part of this project is part-funded by the European Structural and Investment Funds
Working together, Gloucester City Council, the Environment Agency and Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust are beginning a three year project seeking to improve water quality and reduce flood...More
Updated 11 July 2019- next update due 30 September 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...More
We are using Citizen Space on-line pages as a way to keep you informed about some of the significant issues and works going on in your local area. Each page we create is unique in the issue it covers, and the level of involvement sought. Some are purely for information, while others will seek...More
Aerial view of the Ouse Washes flooded
The purpose of this page is to provide information on how the Environment Agency maintains the protection from flood risk for homes and businesses along the Ouse Washes and how it complies with the Reservoirs Act 1975.
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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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We are currently working on a scheme to reduce the flood risk to properties and communities in the villages of Coggeshall, Feering and Kelvedon. We now have a design for the proposed scheme and we would like to ask for your comments and feedback.
We held public drop-in events on Wednesday 22...More
Background
Communities in the River Pinn catchment have experienced flooding several times. According to our records, flooding has affected different parts of the catchment in 1947, 1968, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2002, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 and...More
Regulation of Third Energy’s Kirby Misperton (KM8 well) site
Third Energy plans to carry out hydraulic fracturing (fracking) at its KM8 well site. We have previously consulted on their applications for the environmental permits required. These were issued in April 2016. They set out...More
Page created July 2019. Next update due August 2019.
Background
We are working to restore the River Dove to improve biodiversity and improve fish passage through the entire Dove catchment. Dove Cliff weir was structurally assessed in 2016 and sections were found to be in...More
Updated on: 17 July 2019
Welcome – if you have found this webpage through one of the posters or letters notifying about works in your area, this is an overview of the project that the works are supporting.
We are planning to replace the existing weir on the River...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
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
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
The purpose of this page is to provide information on the development of the new Humber Strategy. 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.
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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 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.
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