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Increase flood resilience with natural flood management.
How to apply to the Environment Agency to trade water abstraction rights with another party.
Northumbrian Water will pay £50,000 to Tyne Rivers Trust after a burst pipe polluted Monkton Burn in Jarrow, South Tyneside.
This review examines evidence on vulnerabilities in the water infrastructure system in urban areas in fragile and conflict-affected states
How to manage the risk of flooding on your campsite, caravan park, holiday park or residential park.
Barclay: Unlimited financial penalties for environmental offences will mean ‘polluters always pay’.
What you must do to manage manure, fertiliser and soil to prevent runoff, erosion and leaching.
£11.5m extra funding announced to boost tree planting, habitat restoration and flood management across England through the Water Environment Improvement Fund.
Find out if you need to follow standing advice when completing a flood risk assessment and what to do.
100% of storm overflows now fitted with monitoring devices required by the government.
The UK Government will introduce new world-leading legislation to ban wet wipes containing plastic.
Find out how you can use natural options to reduce flooding in your area, who to contact for advice, and if you can get funding.
This Flood Action Week (20-26 November) the Environment Agency is urging people to prepare for increased weather extremes
If your home or business is damaged due to flooding you may be entitled to a Council Tax reduction or business rates relief.
Increase flood resilience with Natural Flood Management
How to register a reservoir, appoint a panel engineer, produce a flood plan, prepare an inspection information pack and report an incident.
2,000 fish die as double pump failure diverts sewage across fields into watercourse.
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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