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Explores England’s long term water needs, setting out the scale of action needed to ensure resilient supplies and an improved water environment.
Foreword by Alan Lovell, Chair, Environment Agency Huge pressure already…
Water is vital to life and livelihoods. Without water, there is no…
A clean and plentiful supply of water is essential to a thriving economy,…
The modelling of scenarios of population growth, climate change and…
There are several routes for getting access to water, each differing in…
5.1 Achieving environmentally sustainable abstraction: action to date…
The forecast deficit over the next decades demonstrates that a range…
Water is vital for use in the production of energy, and energy is vital to…
Secure and reliable water supplies are vital for food production, food…
9.1 Multi-sector water scarcity Various sectors across England rely on…
How the Environment Agency works with government, water companies and others to manage water resources during a drought in England.
Our vision A nation ready for, and resilient to, dry weather and drought –…
We want your comments on our proposed updated national drought response framework.
Foreword The Environment Agency has a duty to safeguard water resources in…
Introduction Droughts are natural events which we cannot prevent. They…
We want your views on updates to the guideline that water companies in England must follow when they prepare and publish their drought plans by 2027.
The Environment Agency’s approach to managing new and existing abstraction and impoundment within the North Devon area.
The Environment Agency’s approach to managing new and existing abstraction and impoundment within the North Cornwall, Seaton, Looe and Fowey area.
The Environment Agency's approach to managing new and existing abstraction and impoundment within the Aire and Calder catchment.
The Environment Agency’s approach to managing new and existing abstraction and impoundment within the Tamar catchment
We want your views on our proposed charging approach for water resources abstraction and impounding licensing.
Seeking views and evidence on various measures for reducing personal water use.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
We want your views on our approach to determining areas of water stress to inform whether water companies can introduce compulsory metering in those areas.
We want your views on the extent and level of information to be included as part of the assessment process.
How water is managed in the Bristol Avon, Little Avon, Axe and North Somerset Streams Water Framework Directive management area.
This document contains the following information: Draft Flood and Water Management Bill
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