tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications 2025-06-17T00:00:00+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/england-faces-5-billion-litre-public-water-shortage-by-2055-without-urgent-action 2025-06-17T00:00:00+01:00

England faces 5 billion litre a day shortfall for public water supplies by 2055 � and a further 1 billion litre a day deficit for wider economy.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/hundreds-of-thousands-of-homes-and-businesses-to-benefit-from-largest-flood-defence-investment-programme-in-history 2025-06-16T11:47:23+01:00

Almost £8 billion to be invested in flood defences over the next decade

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/working-in-partnership-to-improve-the-river-mimram 2025-06-13T11:32:37+01:00

Catchment based approach to improve a rare and precious chalk stream, Initiative to bring farmer and landowners together to benefit the Mimram.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/yorkshire-second-region-in-england-to-move-into-drought-status 2025-06-12T12:26:04+01:00

Yorkshire has become the second region to enter drought status following the driest spring in 132 years.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/mvv-environmental-gets-permit-for-canford-energy-from-waste-site 2025-06-11T15:00:39+01:00

Environmental permit sets out strict conditions on operation of the proposed site at Poole in Dorset

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/officers-start-digging-into-hazardous-waste-soil-crime 2025-06-11T14:31:11+01:00

Hauliers in Devon and Cornwall will be asked for more detail on how they deal with waste soils.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/letter-to-ofwat-regarding-environment-performance-assessment-category-1-water-pollution-incidents 2025-06-09T13:19:31+01:00

Letter from the Environment Agency to Ofwat regarding Environment Performance Assessment Category 1 water pollution incidents.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/consultation-launched-into-permit-minded-to-decision 2025-06-06T15:45:18+01:00

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Environment Agency has launched a consultation into its ‘minded toâ€� decision to issue a permit to a Bury landfill.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/environment-agency-revokes-yorkshire-waste-site-permit 2025-06-05T16:31:28+01:00

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Environment Agency has served a notice to revoke the environmental permit for a waste site in West Yorkshire.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/national-drought-group-meets-after-driest-spring-in-132-years 2025-06-05T12:30:03+01:00

Expert group told England has now experienced driest March, April and May since 1893.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-funds-scheme-to-tackle-on-farm-drought-risk 2025-06-04T15:02:35+01:00

Fully funded expert-led studies to assess water security on farms open for applications.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/farming-the-flood-shows-dartmoor-farmers-adapting-to-nature 2025-06-04T11:37:16+01:00

Farmers are turning flood challenges into environmental opportunities in this new documentary.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/reforms-to-bolster-flood-protection-for-communities-across-the-country 2025-06-03T13:59:44+01:00

Delivering on the government’s Plan for Change, proposals will introduce a simplified approach benefitting poorer communities and speeding up project delivery

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/pilot-restocking-project-boosts-rare-glass-eels-in-the-kennet 2025-06-03T13:13:00+01:00

Innovative project sees nearly 23,000 protected glass eels transferred to the River Kennet.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/hinkley-point-b-power-station-have-your-say-on-permit-changes 2025-06-03T13:02:52+01:00

EDF Energy wants to change its existing radioactive substances environmental permit for the Hinkley Point B power station in Bridgwater, Somerset.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/winfrith-nuclear-site-have-your-say-on-decommissioning-permits 2025-06-03T13:02:28+01:00

Feedback wanted on environmental permits which propose leaving some low-level radioactive waste at the Dorset nuclear site as part of decommissioning.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/quiz-the-water-experts-about-tauntons-bathing-water-quality 2025-06-02T09:20:54+01:00

Fancied a dip in the River Tone but unsure about its water quality? Come and ask your questions and share any concerns about the French Weir Park bathing water.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/yorkshire-water-fined-after-pumping-station-sewage-incident 2025-05-30T19:55:10+01:00

Yorkshire Water has been fined £350,000 after one of its sewage pumping stations polluted a York watercourse.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/drought-declared-in-north-west-of-england 2025-05-29T18:46:52+01:00

Many reservoirs in the region are at historic low levels for the time of year

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/river-gade-returns-to-its-natural-course-through-gadebridge-park 2025-05-28T16:14:10+01:00

Works also include two new footbridges, a flood warning gauging station, and an innovative ultrasonic structure that allows fish and mammals to move freely.