Coverage of the introduction of the Water (Special Measures) Bill
Today we are looking at coverage following the introduction of major legislation to crack down on water bosses polluting Britain's rivers, lakes and seas
Updated: Fri Sep 06 2024
Marine Planning: Team changes and recruitment
We are excited to welcome three new team members to Marine Planning since our last update: Frances Procter - Senior Marine Planner (Natural Capital and Net Gain Lead) Emma Cooper - Marine Planner (Biodiversity and Habitat Lead) Char Lewis - ...
Updated: Thu Sep 05 2024
Navigating Fisheries Science: Insights and emerging issues by fisheries scientists
In July 2023, The Fisheries Society of the British Isles (FSBI) 2023 Annual Symposium, co-convened by the University of Essex and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) aimed to discuss the latest fish biology and fisheries science, ...
Updated: Wed Sep 04 2024
Internal Marine Plan User Training Programme
In June and July, the marine planning team at the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) delivered a comprehensive training programme to enhance the understanding and use of marine plans in the organisation. This initiative aligns with the MMO's Corporate Plan and ...
Updated: Fri Aug 30 2024
Strategic Renewables Unit - Update
The Strategic Renewables Unit (SRU) aims to ensure the MMO's vision of a prosperous future for our seas, coasts and communities is supported through deployment of sustainable offshore wind and other marine renewables. To learn more about the SRU, please ...
Updated: Fri Aug 30 2024
The Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) Challenge Game goes Global
The Marine Planning Team works with the MMO's Marine Global Team to help aiming to better protect and sustainably manage their marine environments. Credit: Indonesia Nature Film Society, Rekam Nusantara Foundation Turkey Paul Gilliland, Head of Marine Planning, was recently ...
Updated: Fri Aug 30 2024
The Marine Spatial Planning Challenge Game
Used around the world by policy expert, decision makers and stakeholders to explore the challenges and opportunities of sustainably developing our oceans and seas. The interactive format of the game demonstrates the challenges and complexities of marine spatial planning. Credit: ...
Updated: Fri Aug 30 2024
Surveying fish on the River Stour
My name is Dan Hayter and I work for the Environment Agency in East Anglia. Part of my job involves monitoring the number of fish we have in our rivers and one way I do this is through fish surveys. ...
Updated: Thu Aug 29 2024
Getting Your Farm Winter Ready: Is your problem slurry or rainwater?
As part of our farm Winter Ready campaign, we're looking at where to start when assessing the impact of rainfall on slurry storage and what are the first, and often most straightforward, steps you can take. You may find getting ...
Updated: Wed Aug 28 2024
Response to coverage on the 'March for Clean Water'
Today's blog outlines the government's response to recent coverage on the upcoming 'March for Clean Water'.
Updated: Thu Aug 22 2024
The impact of the Common User Charge
Today's blog outlines the government response to recent coverage of the Common User Charge introduced under the Border Target Operating Model.
Updated: Fri Aug 16 2024
Going beneath the surface to reduce flood risk
Sam MacAllister and Tracy Hodsman from our asset performance teams explain how looking beneath the surface can be a key part of ensuring those on dry land have their flood risk reduced. The Environment Agency manages many different structures up ...
Updated: Thu Aug 15 2024
Coverage of Ofwat's £168m enforcement action against three water companies
Today we are looking at coverage of Ofwat's announcement that it will be pursuing enforcement action against Thames Water, Yorkshire Water, and Northumbrian Water.
Updated: Wed Aug 14 2024
Fish on Film: the challenges of using AI to improve sustainable fisheries management
In January this year, Cefas installed a Remote Electronic Monitoring system on our research vessel, the Cefas Endeavour. Why, you might ask... Do you really need to monitor a vessel that is already doing monitoring? Remote Electronic Monitoring - Let's ...
Updated: Wed Aug 14 2024
Government to double water bill compensation for poor customer service
Today we are looking at coverage of government plans to double reimbursement payments for water company customers when their basic services are impacted.
Updated: Mon Aug 12 2024
Restoration of Coastal Grazing Marsh in Essex
My name is Nicola and I work as a Catchment Co-ordinator in the East Anglia Environment Programme team. I work across Essex from the River Colne to the Mardyke including our extensive coastline. A key aspect of my job is ...
Updated: Mon Aug 12 2024
River vegetation management in Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire - reducing flood risk
Abigail Ovenden, Asset Management Engagement Advisor, looks at how the Environment Agency reduces flood risk in Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire by cutting vegetation. Environment Agency teams (and contractors on our behalf) manage vegetation and weed growth along 2,210 kilometres of Main ...
Updated: Mon Aug 05 2024
Revitalising the Hamble Brook: A new wetland haven in Buckinghamshire
New life has been breathed into Buckinghamshire's Hamble Brook by a substantial wetland site spanning 2,500 square metres. This work, led by the Chilterns Chalk Streams Project, further extends the largest scheme of its kind involving the Environment Agency, and ...
Updated: Fri Aug 02 2024
Bringing new life to Hull's urban waters
Hull is a city that has long been defined by its relationship with water. Environment Programme Project Manager, Dan Jagucki, talks about an innovative project to bring new life into Hull's urban waterways. Hundreds of years ago the city and ...
Updated: Thu Aug 01 2024
How we're bringing change to water industry performance
The water industry is underperforming, and it needs to change. We know that people want and deserve more for their water environment. We are meeting this challenge head on. We want to be a modern, confident and efficient regulator. To enable ...
Updated: Wed Jul 31 2024
How grass cutting on flood defences reduces the risk of flooding
Abigail Ovenden, Asset Management Engagement Advisor in Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire, talks about how important it is to cut grass on flood defences and why such work is done. You may have seen our Environment Agency teams and contractors out cutting ...
Updated: Fri Jul 19 2024
Understanding algal blooms in the River Wye
My name is Jason Doe and I'm a freshwater ecologist in the Environment Agency. I have been surveying algae in the River Wye for several years and find the interactions between aquatic life and its environment fascinating. Plants and invertebrates ...
Updated: Fri Jul 19 2024
Government introduces new bill to clean up water sector
Today we are looking at the introduction of the government's first steps to transform the water sector.
Updated: Thu Jul 18 2024
Anglian Water Services Ltd fined £50k in case brought by the Environment Agency
We continue to work on our largest ever criminal investigation, to date, into potential breaches of environmental permit conditions by all water and sewerage companies discharging into English waters. The extent of potential non-compliance involves more than 2,000 wastewater treatment ...
Updated: Tue Jul 16 2024
Helping farmers get ready for winter with slurry storage support
Is your farm winter ready? We know winter woollies are well packed away, crops are growing, combine harvesters will soon be in the fields and many of you will have fingers crossed for dry, settled weather. But time keeps moving ...
Updated: Tue Jul 16 2024