Visiting the River Wharfe
The Chair of the Environment Agency, Emma Howard Boyd, visited the River Wharfe in Ilkley, Yorkshire, last week.
Don’t tell everyone how great our beaches are or they’ll all want to come!
30 years in the job and I’m still being approached by members of the public commenting on just how fabulous our beaches are. There’s not many people who can count themselves lucky enough to go to the beach every day …
Rain helping the environment and groundwater in the south east
Following the recent rain in the south east the soil is wetter, many reservoirs have risen and groundwater replenishment has started. This improvement is welcome because the autumn and the previous winter were dry in the south east of England. …
Meet the EA angler: Neil Trudgill
Neil Trudgill is a Fisheries Technical Specialist. After studying fisheries at Stirling University he began working at the Environment Agency in 2000 and has worked in the fisheries department ever since. My first memory of fishing is from when …
Partnership working on an urban river: Bracknell’s River Cut
The River Cut in Bracknell is a tributary of the mighty River Thames and is, typically for a heavily urbanised catchment, challenged in many ways. At least 3 sewage treatment works discharge along its course, and historically the channel was …
Winter rain needed in the South East
If you live in the south east of England you might have noticed that there hasn’t been a lot of rain recently. Low amounts of rainfall over a prolonged period can cause problems for the environment and even future …
Sir James Bevan visits River Bulbourne in Hemel Hempstead
In my first weeks as Chief Executive at the Environment Agency - back in December 2015 - I took the train up to Hemel Hempstead to see our work restoring the River Bulbourne. This week I was able to revisit …
Organisations unite for #binit4beaches campaign
Turning Tides is a cross-agency partnership working together to do everything possible to improve the quality of bathing waters in North West England. Five years ago the partnership generated the LOVEmyBEACH campaign as a method to engage with the general …
A tale as old as time...the beauty of the beach
We've got to work together to have any chance of protecting our seas. Of course Southern Water has a massive part to play and we've invested millions of pounds to reduce our impact on bathing water quality. But …
Environmental performance of the water and sewerage companies in 2016
Water is a precious resource - essential to everyone and everything. Our goal is a water environment that is cleaner, healthier and managed in a way that is more resilient to flood and drought. Water and sewerage companies play a …