Policy papers and consultations

We want your comments on our charge proposals for the licences that benefit from the operation of the Kielder Reservoir and transfer scheme.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 25 January 2024

How the Environment Agency assesses and scores compliance with environmental permits, abstraction licences and impounding licences.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 16 January 2024

• Abstraction and impounding activities: assessing licence compliance

  This guide explains how the Environment Agency assesses and categorises…

• Discharges to surface water and groundwater: assessing environmental permit compliance

  This guide applies to permit holders with permits regulated under the…

• Radioactive substances activities: assessing environmental permit compliance

  This guide applies to permit holders with permits regulated under the…

• Waste operations and installations: assessing and scoring environmental permit compliance

  This guide applies to permit holders with permits regulated under the…

This abstraction licensing strategy (ALS) sets out how the Environment Agency manages water resources in the Warwickshire Avon catchment area.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 27 April 2023

This abstraction licensing strategy (ALS) sets out how the Environment Agency manages water resources in the Teme catchment area.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 27 April 2023

This abstraction licensing strategy (ALS) sets out how the Environment Agency manages water resources in the Severn Vale catchment.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 11 August 2022

This abstraction licensing strategy sets out how the Environment Agency manages water resources in the South and West Somerset catchment area.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 30 June 2022

This abstraction licensing strategy (ALS) sets out how the Environment Agency manages water resources in the Alt Crossens catchment area.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 30 June 2022

This abstraction licensing strategy (ALS) sets out how the Environment Agency manages water resources in the Till and Tweed catchment area.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 24 June 2022

This abstraction licensing strategy (ALS) sets out how the Environment Agency manages water resources in the East Devon catchments.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 23 June 2022

This abstraction licensing strategy (ALS) sets out how the Environment Agency manages water resources in the Arun and Western Streams catchment area.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 22 June 2022

We want your views on our proposed charging approach for water resources abstraction and impounding licensing.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 1 April 2022

Seeking views on our plans to move water abstraction and impounding licensing into the Environmental Permitting Regulations regime.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 16 March 2022

How government, water companies and the Environment Agency make sure there is enough water for future needs of both people and the environment.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 8 April 2021

This abstraction licensing strategy (ALS) sets out how the Environment Agency manages water resources in the Cam and Ely Ouse catchment.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 22 December 2020

This abstraction licensing strategy (ALS) sets out how the Environment Agency manages water resources in the East Suffolk catchment.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 21 December 2020

This abstraction licensing strategy (ALS) sets out how the Environment Agency manages water resources in the Idle and Torne catchment area.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 18 December 2020

This abstraction licensing strategy (ALS) sets out how the Environment Agency manages water resources in the Witham catchment area.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 17 December 2020

We want your views on our proposal to increase the Kielder Source Factor. We propose to collect more in charges from those licensed to abstract more water.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 15 April 2020

We want your views on the extent and level of information to be included as part of the assessment process.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 7 August 2019

Report to Parliament on government’s progress made in reforming the arrangements for managing water abstraction in England from 2014 to 2019.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 13 May 2019