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How to apply for jobs, workplace benefits and entry level programmes at the Environment Agency (EA).
How to report environmental incidents, including pollution, damage to the natural environment, flooding, illegal fishing or a collapsed river bank.
Fishing rod licences, permission and byelaws, lawful hunting
Details of fees and charges including information on how to pay.
We work to create better places for people and wildlife, and support sustainable development.
How to apply for standard rules and bespoke permits for A1 installations, including low impact installations.
Information and documents about the Environment Agency’s work on adapting to a changing climate.
Permits for installations, medium combustion plant, specified generator, waste or mining waste operations, water discharge or groundwater activities, or work on or near a main river or sea defence.
Check if you need to get permission from the Environment Agency to do work on or next to a river, watercourse, flood defence or sea defence
The Environment Agency’s Generic Design Assessment (GDA) of new nuclear power station designs and how we engage with others during the process.
How to access the Environment Agency's public registers of environmental information.
Standard rules and bespoke permits for using, treating, storing and disposing of waste. Check if you need a permit and find out how to apply.
When you need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground, and how to apply.
The Environment Agency’s national investigation into potential breaches of permit conditions at wastewater treatment works by water and sewerage companies.
Find out how clean the water is on beaches and in other bathing areas in England, and if there is a problem with pollution
Environment Agency office locations and our address for legal services.
The Environment Secretary has appointed two Non-Executive Directors to the Environment Agency
The corporate scorecard outlines the Environment Agency's performance against our corporate measures.
When the Environment Agency will not require you to get a permit to carry out certain activities that they regulate.
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