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The BRG provides support to aid the recovery of small and medium sized enterprises in areas that meet the eligibility as set out in the flood recovery framework.
Groundwater flooding, how it might affect you and what to do.
Guidance and information on flood risk management and surface water management.
A guide to adapting your home or business to flooding, and how to pump water out of your property after a flood.
What to do if your land is affected by extreme weather, such as flooding, extreme heat or drought.
Find out if you need to carry out the sequential test as part of your flood risk assessment and how to complete one.
Environment Agency officers will be talking to residents in Lydney and Cinderford about the steps they can take to prepare for flash flooding.
Advises how to take account of and address the risks associated with flooding and coastal change in the planning process.
Flooding presents a number of risks to health. This guidance helps professionals and the public address those risks and clean up safely.
What information local planning authorities need to include in a strategic flood risk assessment.
Guidance for the Environment Agency and lead local flood authorities to prepare FRMPs.
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
This Flood Action Week (20-26 November) the Environment Agency is urging people to prepare for increased weather extremes
Check if you need to apply for an environmental permit, formerly known as a flood defence consent, and get the forms you need.
Guidance primarily aimed at local responders covering some common issues that may arise during the Recovery Phase of an emergency in the UK.
Find out if there’s flooding in your area: flood warnings, flood alerts plus river, sea and groundwater levels.
Report a cause of flooding: who to contact for burst water mains, flooded sewers, public drains, roads, rivers
What happens when the Environment Agency stops maintaining a flood or coastal erosion defence, how to challenge the decision and how to manage your risk afterwards.
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