Water management

Parts of the UK “could be uninhabitable in a few decades” as a result of the “climate emergency”, Environment Agency (EA) chief executive Sir James Bevan warned yesterday, while promoting a consultation on a draft nationwide resilience strategy

Five councils have suspended granting planning permission near legally protected areas after Natural England said consents should not be granted unless developments are nitrate neutral.

Thames Water has been ordered to pay almost £240,000 for losing control of key treatment processes at a north London drinking water works

Seven environmental consultancies, including Jacobs, Mott MacDonald and WYG, have won a share of a £4m contract to support the Environment Agency’s (EA) national permitting service team

The environment secretary has launched a review into whether some of England’s seas could be offered the highest level of legal protections, including a ban on any human activity that could potentially cause harm

Water industry regulator Ofwat has issued draft approvals of three of the country’s main utilities’ pricing and investment plans for the next five years, including proposals for investment in environmental improvements

Natural England’s approach to streamlining its regulatory process could help Southern Water achieve its five-year plan for environmental improvements

In preparation for a 4°C rise in global temperature, increased flooding and rising sea levels, the Environment Agency (EA) has set out a new approach to flood risk management, involving new standards for infrastructure, developments and communities

The Environment Agency has revised conditions for a swathe of permitting conditions for the most common regulated activities. Gareth Simkins investigates

‘The Thames Great Wet Wipe Reef’, hidden along the banks of London's iconic river, is growing. What is the scale of the problem and is it being addressed?