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The Environment Agency has today published its annual report on the environmental performance of England’s nine water and sewerage companies during 2023.
Wellington farmer given suspended prison sentence for allowing slurry to run into the Westford Stream.
Environment Secretary Steve Reed has announced a series of initial steps towards ending the crisis in the water sector.
The Environment Agency has around 10,000 years' worth of hydrological data on river levels and flows - but it is stored on materials that are fast degrading.
Government receiving regular updates on a Boil Water Notice from South West Water.
Anglian Water Services Ltd has been ordered to pay over £50,000 in case brought by Environment Agency.
Environment Agency prosecutes after routine sampling results. Court told how water company broke permitted levels 3 times in 10 months.
Water company inspections will more than quadruple as the government cracks down on poor performing companies.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Anglian Water Services Ltd found guilty of failing, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a requirement to provide records from the Environment Agency.
A robotic bird of prey is being used to stop seagulls contaminating Teignmouth’s bathing water.
Dozens of new bathing water sites in England have been designated ahead of the 2024 bathing season in the government’s largest ever rollout.
£11.5m extra funding announced to boost tree planting, habitat restoration and flood management across England through the Water Environment Improvement Fund.
Fund will help groups of farmers investigate how they can better manage water for use in time of drought, helping to safeguard food security.
The UK Government will introduce new world-leading legislation to ban wet wipes containing plastic.
National Drought Group confirms water resources are healthy in first meeting this year
The company faces a series of alleged offences across Cornwall and in Plymouth for a six year period between 2015 and 2021.
Two new mascots are helping bring to life the history and wildlife of a city centre urban watercourse.
100% of storm overflows now fitted with monitoring devices required by the government.
The Environment Agency's portal will allow water industry workers to report serious environmental wrongdoing by their organisations.
Consultation launched on proposals to expand scheme to 1.6 million more people to help tackle tooth decay.
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