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Find the 2022 update to the river basin management plans which describe the challenges that threaten the water environment and how these challenges can be managed.
How to use the maps to find out if you are at risk of flooding from surface water.
Check if you need to do a risk assessment, how to do a risk assessment, and how the Environment Agency can help you.
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.
What information local planning authorities need to include in a strategic flood risk assessment.
Guidance and information on flood risk management and surface water management.
Find out about flood estimation methods, the data you need to estimate flood flows, and levels of uncertainty.
How to develop a management system for carrying out flood risk activities under an environmental permit.
Check open environmental data and use it in your own applications.
Checklists to help you prepare for flooding if you support a community or group
Introducing 3 innovative programmes to improve resilience to flooding and coastal change.
As a risk management authority (RMA) use appraisal guidance and supporting information when preparing a proposal, strategy or business case.
How the Environment Agency and its partners will maintain and upgrade flood defences in the Thames Estuary to adapt to rising sea levels.
Appoint a panel engineer for your reservoir.
Spreading slurry and milk on agricultural land: Environment Agency advice in exceptional circumstances such as extreme weather.
Standards for the flood risk management industry on how to build and review hydraulic models and provide evidence for flood risk management decisions.
Updated technical guidance for risk management authorities (RMAs) and project teams on how to appraise your FCERM project.
As a risk management authority (RMA) you may be eligible for grant-in-aid (GIA) funding for your FCERM project.
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