Chris Haynes-Brown has worked at the Environment Agency for 20 years and is currently employed as deputy director of finance. Chris started fishing aged 10 and has enjoyed coarse, game and saltwater fishing ever since. I’ve worked for the Environment …
After the floods in 2007 in Sheffield the Environment Agency undertook a comprehensive programme of works to clear the River Don of tree growth, vegetation and debris. Both eyewitness accounts and subsequent modelling demonstrated the capacity of the channel was …
...significantly in this chain as overall response to a flood is only as good as the weakest link. On detection we now have a river level monitoring service which covers...
...impact on me. There I worked on water supply, roofing solutions and micro-hydropower and saw the hugely positive impact engineering can make. Clean water, a roof over your head and...
...civil engineering that hooked her and her 12-year career sees her leading on exciting new projects that create better places. I would say to any girl considering a career in...
My job as a fisheries enforcement officer (commonly known as a Water Bailiff) is never dull – there is always something going on in the world of fisheries that needs our attention! Many people confuse us with angling club …
I’ve been a keen angler for more than fifty years. I began fishing on canals and still waters in Merseyside and developed my technique by reading Mr Crabtree goes fishing and articles in the Angling Times. The best fish that …
Following the 2013 Spending Review, for the first time we have a longer-term, 6 year plan to improve flood and coastal erosion risk management infrastructure. Our revised investment programme was one of the elements discussed at the recent annual Flood and Coast Conference. …
In the first of an ongoing series we speak with Environment Agency staff about their angling experience. First up is Kye Jerrom. Kye has worked for the EA for 15 years and been an angler for 27. Kye works as …
...and what flood risk benefits they achieved. Natural flood management in action – not just models. Although the flood risk benefits of natural flood management I am sure will continue...
