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View a list of environmental permitting applications that have been submitted to the Environment Agency.
The Environment Agency is stepping up to support farmers facing slurry storage issues through another potentially difficult winter season.
Find out how much water is available in your area by viewing Environment Agency abstraction licensing strategies.
How to report environmental incidents, including pollution, damage to the natural environment, flooding, illegal fishing or a collapsed river bank.
When you need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground, and how to apply.
These documents give information about some of the local schemes and strategies to manage flood and coastal erosion risk in England.
Guidance for users of all Environment Agency waterways, including the River Thames, Anglian Waterways and the Medway Navigation.
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
What happens when the Environment Agency stops maintaining a flood or coastal erosion defence, how to challenge the decision and how to manage your risk afterwards.
You can report fraud and irregularities against the Environment Agency.
Find out about Compliance Assessment Reports, assessments, inspections and permit reviews, and what the Environment Agency will do if you do not follow the rules.
Our approach to regulation and enforcement during the coronavirus outbreak.
Environment Agency 2021 annual report on the environmental performance of regulated businesses in England and the work we do to regulate them.
This service commitment lets you know what you should expect from the Environment Agency (EA).
Environment Agency 2022 annual report on the environmental performance of regulated businesses in England and the work we do to regulate them.
The Environment Agency’s Generic Design Assessment (GDA) of new nuclear power station designs and how we engage with others during the process.
Map showing the geographical areas of the Environment Agency's operations.
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