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River maintenance, flooding and coastal erosion

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Services

  1. Find out if you're at risk of flooding in England

    Check your risk of flooding: get current flood warnings, check the 5-day forecast or use flood maps

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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.

  5. Check if you need permission to do work on a river, flood defence or sea defence

    Check if you need to get permission from the Environment Agency to do work on or next to a river, watercourse, flood defence or sea defence

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Guidance and regulation

  1. The Thames Barrier
    • Detailed guide
    • Environment Agency
  2. Flood risk assessments if you're applying for planning permission
    • Detailed guide
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Environment Agency
  3. Flood risk activities: environmental permits
    • Detailed guide
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Environment Agency
  4. Check if you need an environmental permit
    • Detailed guide
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Environment Agency
  5. Flood risk assessments: climate change allowances
    • Detailed guide
    • Environment Agency
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News and communications

Press release

Call for Humber communities to give views on tidal flood risk

Environment Agency

  1. Hundreds of trees planted in a pilot to help reduce flood risk
    • Environment Agency
    • Press release
  2. Work to start on damaged culvert in Buxton, Derbyshire
    • Environment Agency
    • Press release
  3. £1 million project to reduce flood risk in Earby is complete
    • Environment Agency
    • Press release
  4. Work under way to upgrade coastal defences in Essex
    • Environment Agency
    • Press release
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Research and statistics

  1. Rainfall and river flow: weekly reports for England
    • Environment Agency
    • Research
  2. Community engagement on climate adaptation to flood risk
    • Environment Agency
    • Research
  3. Water levels: weekly reports for Hampshire, West Sussex and Isle of Wight
    • Environment Agency
    • Research
  4. Water situation: area monthly reports for England 2019
    • Environment Agency
    • Research
  5. Water situation: national monthly reports for England 2019
    • Environment Agency
    • Research
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Policy papers and consultations

  1. Exmouth tidal defence scheme
    • Environment Agency
    • Policy paper
  2. Leigh expansion and Hildenborough embankments scheme
    • Environment Agency
    • Policy paper
  3. A120 (Little Hadham) bypass and flood alleviation scheme
    • Environment Agency
    • Policy paper
  4. Arundel tidal defence scheme
    • Environment Agency
    • Policy paper
  5. Romsey flood alleviation scheme
    • Environment Agency
    • Policy paper
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Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. Flood and coastal erosion risk management annual report
    • Environment Agency
    • Corporate report
  2. Environment Agency objections to planning on the basis of flood risk
    • Environment Agency
    • Transparency
  3. Reservoir safety biennial report
    • Environment Agency
    • Corporate report
  4. River and coastal maintenance programmes
    • Environment Agency
    • Transparency
  5. Spend Information for Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management - Environment Agency
    • Environment Agency
    • Foi release
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