River maintenance, flooding and coastal erosion
Services
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Check the long term flood risk for an area in England
How to check the long term flood risk for an area in England, assess risk from rivers and sea, surface water, reservoirs, ground water.
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Sign up for flood warnings
Register your home or business in England, Scotland or Wales to receive flood warnings and find out how to check flood risk in Northern Ireland
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Application for an environmental permit: part A about you
Complete if you are applying for a new permit, or to change or transfer an existing permit.
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Check the quality of beach and bathing water in England
Find out how clean the water is on beaches and in other bathing areas in England, and if there is a problem with pollution
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Report a flood or possible cause of flooding
Report a cause of flooding: who to contact for burst water mains, flooded sewers, public drains, roads, rivers
Guidance and regulation
- Flood risk assessments if you're applying for planning permission
- The Thames Barrier
- Flood risk assessments: climate change allowances
- Check if you need an environmental permit
- Flood risk activities: environmental permits
News and communications
- Increasing flood resilience in the River Great Ouse
- Work underway to repair damaged flood defence in Lowdham
- Managing the climate crisis and pensions
- Environment Agency navigation charges consultation outcomes
- Funding secured for new £5.2 million flood scheme in Hexham
Research and statistics
- Rainfall and river flow: weekly reports for England
- South London: groundwater situation
- Kent: groundwater situation
- Water situation: area monthly reports for England 2021
- Water situation: national monthly reports for England 2021
Policy papers and consultations
- Bude: improving flood defences and habitats
- Solway Tweed River Basin Management Plan
- Reading and Caversham Flood Alleviation Scheme
- Internal drainage districts (IDDs) in southern England
- Newhaven flood alleviation scheme
Transparency and freedom of information releases
- Environment Agency objections to planning applications based on flood risk and water quality
- Reservoir safety biennial report
- Flood and coastal erosion risk management annual report
- River and coastal maintenance programmes
- SAGE minutes: Toddbrook reservoir, 2019