What we do

We work to create better places for people and wildlife, and support sustainable development.

EA is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs.

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Our policies

  1. Reducing and managing waste

    How the government is working towards a zero waste economy by supporting the reduction, reuse and recycling of waste, and controlling hazardous waste.

  2. Reducing the threats of flooding and coastal change

    How we're managing the risks of flooding and coastal erosion, dealing with flood emergencies and ensuring people get a fair deal on flood insurance.

  3. Managing freshwater fisheries

    How the government is encouraging better management of fish stocks and limiting non-native species of fish.

See all our policies

Documents

Our announcements

  1. Help the Environment Agency reduce flood risk in Nether Heyford

    • 2 March 2015
    • Press release

  2. Environment Agency unveils new rod licence images to promote legal fishing

    • 2 March 2015
    • Press release

See all our announcements

Our consultations

  1. Draft flood risk management plans

    • 2 February 2015
    • Open consultation

  2. Climping sea defences: Arun to Pagham Flood Risk Strategy

    • 18 December 2014
    • Closed consultation

See all our consultations

Our publications

  1. River Roding flood risk management scheme

    • 2 March 2015
    • Policy paper

  2. WR4 9FE, Cleansing Service Group Limited: Environmental permit application advertisement

    • 2 March 2015
    • Notice

See all our publications

Our statistics

  1. Waste electrical and electronic equipment in the UK

    • 2 March 2015
    • Statistics

  2. Weekly rainfall and river flow summary: 18 to 24 February 2015

    • 27 February 2015
    • Statistics

See all our statistics

Our management

    Contact EA

    General enquiries

    National Customer Contact Centre
    PO Box 544
    Rotherham
    S60 1BY

    Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm

    Environment incident hotline

    Floodline

    Hazardous waste registration

    Make an FOI request

    1. Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request
    2. Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question
    3. Make a new request by contacting us at:

    FOI requests

    Freedom of Information (FOI) and Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests
    PO Box 544
    Rotherham
    S60 1BY

    Corporate information

    Jobs and contracts

    Read about the types of information we routinely publish in our Publication scheme. Our Personal information charter explains how we treat your personal information. Read our policy on Social media use.