Environment Agency advises on restarting private sewage treatment plants

Guidance is being issued to industry bodies about restarting sewage treatment plants.




Work to start on second phase of £40m flood scheme in Bury.

Phase 2 of a multi-million pound scheme to reduce flood risk to more than 800 homes and businesses across Radcliffe and Redvales will get underway in the coming weeks.




Work starts again to improve flood defences in Lower Bootham

Work is back on track to improve flood protection in a section of the York Flood Alleviation Scheme




Flood asset repairs continue during the coronavirus pandemic

Throughout the pandemic, the Environment Agency has continued to repair flood defences damaged in the February floods, prioritising those communities most at risk of flooding.




Emergency byelaw to protect Severn salmon stocks extended

The Environment Agency is extending an emergency byelaw to protect salmon in the River Severn and its estuary until 15 December.