Saline incursion on the Norfolk Broads
Fisheries officer, Arnie Warsop, explains what saline incursion is and how the work of the Environment Agency protects up to half a million fish from these incursion events on the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads.
Water
Posts about our work to improve the water environment
Water crowfoot, or how we learned to love Ranunculus
Ranunculus sounds like a spell from the wizard world of Harry Potter. However, it is a lovely aquatic plant you would see in the UK’s chalk streams. The presence of Ranunculus is usually a benefit, rarely a nuisance. But the …
Update on Environment Agency investigation
On 18 November 2021, the Environment Agency and Ofwat announced separate major investigations into possible unauthorised discharges at thousands of wastewater treatment works.
Everything you need to know about beach wash ups
In today's blog, we talk about beach wash ups and how the Environment Agency's role in responding.
National Drought Group projections for winter water resources
Last week, the National Drought Group discussed water resources projections for the winter using different rainfall scenarios on public water supply, agriculture, and the environment.
Environment Agency: giving a helping hand to keep rivers flowing
The Environment Agency owns and operates 8 groundwater schemes and 5 surface water transfer schemes that supplement the flows in several key rivers during the driest months. Just as we do when managing flood risk, our staff work all year …
Supporting Farmers during Drought
Environment Agency is working with Farmers to help them with access to water supplies for their livestock and crops
Environment Agency takes action to rescue fish during dry weather
The prolonged dry weather is affecting many rivers and lakes across much of central, south-west, south-east and eastern England.
Environment Agency taking action during prolonged dry weather
In this blog post we explore the latest prolonged dry weather situation and how the Environment Agency has already been taking action.
Water company environmental performance hits new low
There has been widespread media coverage of the Environment Agency’s annual report on the environmental performance of England’s nine water and sewerage companies. The report – covered by the Guardian, Evening Standard, Times, BBC, Independent, Telegraph and Financial Times - …