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Current and future issues for drinking waters, with a review of current measures to address the challenges.
Annual reporting for 2021 on the environmental performance of the 9 water and sewerage companies, including the Environmental Performance Assessment (EPA).
Annual water abstraction estimates for England.
The Environment Agency's review of the 5 emerging regional water resources plans, which were shared for public consultation in January 2022.
Impacts of farming on the environment and mechanisms for improvement, plus future challenges and approaches.
An independent research project that considers options, costs and benefits for reducing storm sewage discharges in England.
Annual reporting for 2020 on the environmental performance of the 9 water and sewerage companies, including the Environmental Performance Assessment (EPA).
Monthly reports on rainfall, soil moisture deficit, river flows, groundwater levels and reservoir levels.
Environment Agency 2020 annual report on the environmental performance of regulated businesses in England and the work we do to regulate them.
Report on the quality of all individual supplies of drinking water that exceed 1,000 cubic meters a day or serve more than 5,000 people in England.
Data on compliance ratings, pollution inventory, pollution incidents, enforcement and waste crime for 2020.
This report explains the benefits of the Natural Flood Management Programme and celebrates its successes.
The sources of PBDEs and pathways into the environment, amounts in the water environment and restrictions of use.
The scale and impact of chemicals in the water environment. How the challenges are addressed and future challenges and actions.
The sources of PFOS and pathways into the environment, the amounts in the water environment and restrictions of use.
The sources of PAHs and pathways into the environment, the amounts in the water environment and restrictions of use.
European protected area site objectives, measures to achieve them and specific challenges. Current and potential future mechanisms.
The sources of cypermethrin and pathways into the environment. The amounts of cypermethrin in the water environment and control measures of use.
The impacts of urban areas and the transport network on the water environment, with approaches for addressing these and future challenges.
An overview of the biodiversity challenge. Current actions, plus potential future actions and opportunities.
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