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, as well as a source of recreation. It is important that our rivers, lakes, …
In my role as an Environment Officer in the Lincolnshire land and water team I cover a range of topics from abstraction licenses to inspecting sewage treatment works and attending incidents.
The Environment Agency has been working with the local farming community on a unique and innovative nutrient cap-and-trading scheme to address nitrate water pollution from farmers in Poole Harbour.
Metal mines played a major part in Britain’s history, but these abandoned mines are the largest source of metals to our rivers and seas which can seriously harm aquatic life such as fish and river-flies. Hugh Potter, the Environment Agency’s Water and Abandoned Metal Mines lead, looks at the action being taken to address the legacy.
Fly tipping is more than a nuisance. It isn’t just ‘a bit of dumped waste’ for the local council to clear. It’s an Environmental Health Officer sent to investigate. It’s a Waste Operative (or two) the council can ill-afford to …
Periods of hot and dry weather can be busy times for the Environment Agency as we work to protect not just our water resources; but our precious environment and the wildlife that depends on it.
During these conditions we receive a lot of calls about duckweed in Lincolnshire, particularly on the River Witham. This blog explains what duckweed is, why it is a problem in dry weather and the challenges of managing it.
James Heavingham from our Nuclear Regulation team writes about the growth in the Environment Agency’s role regulating decommissioning and clean up, as old nuclear facilities are shut down and sites cleaned up to a point where regulation is no longer …
Julie Foley, Director of Flood Risk Strategy & National Adaptation Around 1 in 6 people are at risk of flooding in England. Our changing climate means that more homes will be at risk in the future. We have traditionally focussed …
5. The blog is an overall summary to explain what the bathing water season is, how and why the Environment Agency takes water samples, an explanation of the pollution risk forecasting service and the new bathing water designation sites.
We all know that to age a tree, you count the rings, but have you ever wondered how to age a fish? Or perhaps how long different species can survive for, given the right conditions? Well it’s also a bit like ageing a tree, except you count specific rings on the fish’s scale.
