Environment Agency
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) regulatory position statements
- Flood warnings, river levels and flood risk maps
- Flooding and coastal change
- Environmental permits and exemptions
- Boating and waterways
- Fisheries and rod licensing
- Public registers
- Report an environmental incident
- Contact Environment Agency
- Waste including waste carriers
- All EA services and information
Featured
New statistics show the number of designated bathing waters meeting highest quality standard is the the most since 2015
The latest National Drought Group meeting reiterates expectation that water companies start planning now to manage potentially significant impacts next year.
Since 1998 we have seen six of the ten wettest years on record.
RPEG: Strong regulation helping to protect environment
Press release
Fines totalling £105 million brought about by Environment Agency prosecutions in 2021
The Environment Agency (EA) is enforcing the annual close season over the winter months to help protect salmon and sea trout from disturbance when spawning, allowing stocks to grow.
Seagrass and saltmarsh habitat development
Press release
New maps revealing the extent of seagrass and saltmarsh habitats go live
Latest from the Environment Agency
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, supported by 1 public body.
Follow us
Documents
Policy papers and consultations
See all policy papers and consultationsTransparency and freedom of information releases
See all transparency and freedom of information releasesOur management
Contact EA
General enquiries
PO Box 544
Rotherham
S60 1BY
United Kingdom
Telephone
03708 506 506
Telephone from outside the UK (Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm GMT)
+44 (0) 114 282 5312
Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm.
The impact of COVID-19 means you may experience some delays in responses.
Environment incident hotline
Telephone (24 hour service)
0800 80 70 60
Floodline
Telephone (24 hour service)
0345 988 1188
Type talk (for the hard of hearing)
0345 602 6340
Report fraud to the Environment Agency
Main switchboard
03708 506 506
If you suspect or know that someone is committing fraud or other malpractice against the Environment Agency, contact us in confidence. We will seek to prosecute where appropriate and recover lost funds.
Legal and statutory documents
Legal Services
Horizon House
Deanery Road
Bristol
BS1 5AH
United Kingdom
All statutory and legal documents (as well as all important and time-critical correspondence), should be served by email to LegalSupport@environment-agency.gov.uk, with a hard copy posted to the address above. You should only use alternative contact details if you have been formally notified in writing by an Environment Agency legal representative.
All other correspondence including complaints should be sent to enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk.
Make an FOI request
- Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
- Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question.
- Make a new request by contacting us using the details below.
FOI requests
PO Box 544
Rotherham
S60 1BY
United Kingdom
Main switchboard
03708 506 506
High profile groups within EA
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.