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Groundwater flooding, how it might affect you and what to do.
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.
How to apply to the Environment Agency to trade water abstraction rights with another party.
Planting the right tree, in the right place, can help manage flooding, improve water quality, and support aquatic habitats. Find out more in the collection of resources below.
Find out if you need to follow standing advice when completing a flood risk assessment and what to do.
How to manage Eurasian beavers on your land without a licence and when you need a licence in England.
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’.
How to deal with wild birds causing a health or safety issue, or a problem on your farm or fishery and when you need a licence.
£11.5m extra funding announced to boost tree planting, habitat restoration and flood management across England through the Water Environment Improvement Fund.
The conditions that new cemetery developments, or new extensions of a cemetery, can operate under without needing an environmental permit.
This review examines evidence on vulnerabilities in the water infrastructure system in urban areas in fragile and conflict-affected states
Your tap water should be clear and bright - water quality advice, reporting problems, how to complain
The licences and permits you need, the documents you must prepare, and how to apply to build a hydropower scheme.
100% of storm overflows now fitted with monitoring devices required by the government.
This Flood Action Week (20-26 November) the Environment Agency is urging people to prepare for increased weather extremes
What you must do to manage manure, fertiliser and soil to prevent runoff, erosion and leaching.
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