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Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW) was the FCDO-funded women’s economic empowerment programme from 2017 to 2025.
If you abstract water or plan to, you may need to apply for an abstraction licence.
This white paper sets out the government's plans to reform the water sector and the wider water system.
This series brings together all documents relating to water quality and abstraction statistics.
Details of access points, events and facilities on the River Wye.
The Blue Belt Programme supports the UK Overseas Territories with the protection and sustainable management of their marine environments.
2025 was landmark year of action on water, with biggest reforms in a decade.
The UKSIA manages UK domestic fishing vessel access to non-UK waters and foreign vessel access to UK waters.
The Environment Agency has received an application from John Allen to vary a licence to abstract (take) water.
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