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Above-average rainfall has put Bristol, Somerset, Dorset and part of south Gloucestershire into ‘recovery’ but part of Wiltshire still in prolonged dry weather.
Drought has been declared in Sussex for the area supplied by South East Water due to declining water levels at Ardingly Reservoir.
21,000 new homes in North Sussex unlocked after four-year bottleneck
Following the driest spring in 132 years, Environment Agency steps up operational response.
The Environment Agency is warning farmers with private springs, wells and boreholes to check they are taking water legally from the environment.
Devon and Cornwall is leading the way in innovative water sources as the West Country’s industrial legacy is turned into gigantic water holes.
The Environment Agency used powers to impose a Variable Monetary Penalty after the estate took more water from the Dorset Frome than it was licensed to do.
A Norfolk farmer with a history of environmental offending has been fined for taking and using more water than permitted.
National Drought Group confirms water resources are healthy in first meeting this year
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Following the publication of Ofwat's performance report the following statement has been issued by the Environment Secretary
More investment, stronger regulation and tougher enforcement on water companies announced in new government water plan
Environment Agency Chair Alan Lovell delivered a speech on ways to better manage water supply at a Worshipful Company of Water Conservators event in London.
Variable Monetary Penalty of £15,992 imposed on JRM Hire and Leasing Limited.
A new charging framework for businesses, including water companies and farmers, that abstract more than 20 cubic metres of water a day from a river, stream, canal or groundwater, is being implemented by the Environment Agenc…
The Environment Agency has issued the first ever licences to abstract water on the Isles of Scilly.
Consultation on plans to modernise water abstraction and enhance the Environment Agency's powers to protect groundwater
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Environment Agency consults on changes to better protect the environment and long-term water security
An Essex farm has donated £25,000 to a wildlife charity after abstracting water during a period of dry weather.
The company has been ordered to pay £7,861 after they were caught taking water illegally 5 times in less than a month.
With the number of boreholes being drilled in the Westcountry without permission, abstractors are reminded to contact the Environment Agency for advice.
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