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Weekly reports on rainfall and river flow in England for the last 3 months.
Monthly local reports on rainfall, soil moisture deficit, river flows, groundwater levels and reservoir levels.
1. Summary Devon and Cornwall received 77mm of rain during September. This…
1. Summary East Anglia rainfall for September 2026 ranged from 36% to 76%…
1. Summary September was another month of below average rainfall in the…
1. Summary Dry conditions persisted in September, with the Kent, South…
1. Summary September 2026 averaged 23mm of rain across Lincolnshire and…
1. Midlands Despite a wet start to the month, the Midlands received 59% of…
1. Summary September rainfall totals were below average across the area.…
1. Summary Rainfall for north-west England in September was classed as…
1. Summary Solent and South Downs (SSD) had below average rainfall in…
1. Summary September was another warm and dry month, with only 61% of the…
Monthly reports on rainfall, soil moisture deficit, river flows, groundwater levels and reservoir levels.
September was the third consecutive month of below long term average (LTA)…
August brought much needed rainfall to many parts of England, although all…
July was the driest on record for England, with just 10% of long term…
June was the wettest month since February, with more than two-thirds of…
May was the third dry month in a row, with most of the country receiving…
April was the second dry month in a row, with most of the country…
March was a drier month with most of England receiving below average…
February was another wet month for much of England as it received 170% of…
January was a wet month for much of England as it received 150% of the…
Summary reports on dry weather and drought in England in 2026 and how it affects public water supply, agriculture, energy and the environment.
A report giving the catchment-scale source apportionment and estimated diffuse sector reductions required to meet protected area water quality targets.
2026 Bathing Water Compliance results for Northern Ireland.
This project undertook experiments to determine rates of decay for intestinal enterococci at three freshwater locations.
These statistics are an update of the 2021 Water Framework Directive classifications on groundwater quality in Northern Ireland
Evaluates the use of an emerging methodology to determine levels of microbial DNA markers in bathing water samples.
This report presents findings from the 2025/2026 Continuous Household Survey in relation to household water usage.
Impacts of farming on the environment and mechanisms for improvement, plus future challenges and approaches.
Investigates the influence of lowland agricultural peat on water quality, the effect peat properties have on water tables, and effective approaches to raising water tables.
Examines the environmental behaviour of ten radionuclides whose importance in environmental dose assessments is novel or increasing.
Examines how medical radionuclides separate themselves between different parts of the wastewater environment through laboratory experiments.
Investigates the behaviour of the novel medical radionuclide lutetitum-177 (177Lu) in wastewater environments through a field monitoring investigation.
Research on public perceptions and attitudes towards temporary use bans (TUBs), also known as hosepipe bans, during droughts and periods of hot weather.
A detailed breakdown of funding for flood and coastal erosion risk management in England and programme performance.
How the Environment Agency works with the agriculture sector to improve the water environment in England.
Summary reports on dry weather and drought in England from July 2025 to March 2026 and how it affected public water supply, agriculture, energy and the environment.
Investigates how future climate change could impact the water quality of Windermere in the English Lake District.
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