Page created 18 September 2020. Last updated 4 November 2022.
Flooding in Tenbury Wells
Tenbury Wells in Worcestershire is situated on the banks of the River Teme. A tributary, the Kyre Brook, also joins the River Teme in the town. Tenbury has suffered from...More
September 2022
We have completed all the sheet piling works and are now excavating the areas for the fish pass and continuing the concrete capping beam works.
Source: Environment Agency
Source: Environment Agency
June 2022
The...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...More
What is this project about?
An Environment Agency project to deliver Property Flood Resilience (PFR) measures to properties in East Anglia which are currently at risk of flooding from main rivers.
Why are we doing this?
There are a number of locations in East Anglia...More
The York Flood Alleviation Scheme (FAS) is funded by the UK Government with the aim of reducing the risk of flooding to homes and businesses in York. We have created this page to provide easy access to information on the scheme. We will keep updating it as we progress individual projects...More
Welcome to the Holderness Drain Flood Alleviation Scheme Information Page.
We have created this page to provide easy access to information on the Holderness Drain Flood Alleviation Scheme (FAS), including background information about how the scheme evolved and a summary of work...More
Page created July 2019. Last updated 8 April 2022.
Since our last update in November 2021, we have continued with some ongoing land reinstatement works and started post-construction landscaping. With spring on the horizon, the wildflower seed mix, sown by our partners at...More
This page provides information about the Outstrays to Skeffling Managed Realignment Scheme (OtSMRS). We have organised it to include current plans for the scheme (next section, below the newsletters) and a description of proposals developed prior to obtaining planning consent (lower down this...More
Last updated on 19 October 2022
What is happening and why?
We have created this information page to keep residents informed of current and future developments to the Stanstead Abbotts Drain. We will be updating this page as the project progresses.
In the winter 2013/14 the...More
Last Updated: 14 October 2022
Latest Update
Team2100 have now completed the site works at Limekiln Phase 2 SI. The completed works are part of the Thames Estuary Asset Management (TEAM) 2100 programme to refurbish and replace existing tidal flood defences. The site investigation works...More
Welcome to the River Wharfe and Ilkley bathing water site information page
River Wharfe catchment
The River Wharfe and its tributaries flow from the headwaters in the Yorkshire Dales National Park down to its confluence with the River Ouse near Cawood. Along...More
Welcome to the Humber2100+ Information Page
Here you will find the latest information on the development of the new Humber Strategy and how you can get involved.
You can find out more about flood risk on the Humber and what we are doing to manage it by taking a look at our latest...More
Update - Sept 2022
Jacksons Civil Engineering have completed ground investigations surveys on our behalf to inform options to reduce flood risk in Loughborough. The work took place at Nanpantan Reservoir and on land adjacent to the Moat brook. It lasted two weeks and the team used...More
We are pleased to be bringing you the latest Environment Agency update on our compliance work at Roxby Landfill operated by Biffa Waste Services Ltd.
Our Commitment
As part of our regulation of the site, we continue to carry out air quality/odour assessments during...More
Scheme update
We have concluded our review of the proposed scheme for Reading and Caversham to reduce the risk of flooding to homes and businesses. This includes a review of:
flood walls
earth embankments
a bypass channel
This included a review of the scheme costs...More
This web page has been set up to share information about the Sanway-Byfleet Flood Alleviation Scheme. We welcome your feedback and questions on our proposals via our online survey or by using the contact details on the right-hand side of this page. The survey will be open from 12 May 2022 to...More
Welcome to this information page which explains the Environment Agency’s analysis, activities and plans to improve water quality, reduce excess nutrients, and help improve environments in the Wye and Lugg river catchments.
Whilst this focuses on the Environment Agency’s work, there are...More
Through the Alconbury Brook Flood Alleviation Scheme, we are developing a way forward to reduce the risk of flooding from the Alconbury Brook in Alconbury and Alconbury Weston.
Flooding in Hamerton Road, Alconbury Weston, January 2021
Background to the scheme
The...More
Updated 25 November 2022 - next update due Spring 2023
Latest Update
The Environment Agency had submitted a planning application for these works, but as the design developed it evolved into something which it was felt didn’t require full planning...More
Last updated on 12 October 2022
To allow safe working inside the Hardmead Sluice we have isolated it from the water flows with temporary dams, steel stop logs on the upstream side and a tarpaulin covered framework on the downstream. The water between the dams has been pumped out and we are...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. ...More
This project will maintain the existing high level of tidal flood risk protection to thousands of homes, businesses and infrastructure on Canvey Island into the future.
Background
We will be renewing and improving the erosion protection on the seaward face of the tidal...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...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...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...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...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...More
Page created 15 December 2021, last updated 31 March 2022
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,...More
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...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...More