Notice: End-of-life vehicles: authorised treatment facilities register

Updated: We updated The End-of-life vehicles (ELV) Authorised Treatment Facilities (ATF) Register for England with data for July 2018

This register includes information on permit holders such as their address and an environmental permitting regulations permit reference.

There are different registers for Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.




Collection: Main river map for England: proposed changes and decisions

Updated: Addition of the published legal decision notices of main river stretches

Main river map

The main river map shows which rivers in England are designated as ‘main rivers’. Other rivers are called ‘ordinary watercourses’.

The main river map also shows where the Environment Agency intends to make changes. These are highlighted as ‘additions’ and ‘deletions’.

Main rivers are usually larger rivers and streams. The Environment Agency carries out maintenance, improvement or construction work on main rivers to manage flood risk.

Lead local flood authorities, district councils and internal drainage boards carry out flood risk management work on ordinary watercourses.

View the main river map.

In England, the Environment Agency decides which watercourses are main rivers. It consults with other risk management authorities and the public before making these decisions. The main river map is then updated to reflect these changes.

A river’s designation may affect you if you:

  • live by a river
  • own land or property by a river
  • need to carry out works in or near a river

Read guidance about the rights and responsibilities of riverside ownership.

Why we change the main river map

There are 2 reasons why the Environment Agency changes the main river map.

Designation changes

This is where the designation of the river changes to or from a main river. This means there is a change in who has legal power to carry out flood risk management work.

Factual changes

This is where the Environment Agency amends sections of the main river map to reflect changes in the environment or to correct inaccuracies. These changes only correct the line of the main river and do not change who has legal power to carry out flood risk management work.

Decision Notices

Following the public consultation for changes, the Environment Agency takes decisions on whether to transfer flood risk management activities for watercourses, either to a main river or to an ordinary watercourse.

The following list of designation de-mainment changes are part of the Rationalising the main river network programme.




Corporate report: NDA Direct Research Portfolio (DRP) Projects: Quarterly Update

Updated: Updated with latest version.

The Direct Research Portfolio (DRP) addresses issues that could affect multiple sites, or Site Licence Companies, in areas of strategy, technology innovation and skills.

This document shows the DRP projects that are ongoing or were commissioned during Financial Year 2018 to 2019. Each project is aligned to an R&D topic in the NDA’s 5 year R&D plan.

The document shows the contractor, purchase order value, R&D driver and current status.

Where projects are complete, the final reports are available upon request.

This information is updated quarterly as new projects are awarded.

These projects are delivered through competed framework contracts awarded to a wide range of supply chain organisations, based on the following themes:

Lot A – University interactions

Scope: to ensure the right level of academic technical capability is available.

Lead contractor Consortium members
National Nuclear Laboratory Frazer-Nash Consulting

Lot B – Integrated waste management and site decommissioning and remediation

Scope:

Integrated Waste Management

Higher Activity Wastes (HAW)

  • development and analysis of options for HAW management
  • development of innovative technologies
  • sponsoring R&D that enables the NDA to respond strategically to government policy and oversee Site Licence Companies’ HAW work

Lower Level Wastes, non-radioactive and hazardous waste

  • sponsoring R&D that enables the NDA to respond strategically to government policy and oversee SLCs’ work
    on these wastes Site Decommissioning and Remediation
  • technical underpinning for the NDA’s strategy on decommissioning, land quality and site end states
Lead contractor Consortium members
Wood Group (previously Amec Foster Wheeler Ltd) Andra, Brenk Systemplanung and Jülich Research Centre, Cogentus Consulting, DAS Ltd, Imperial College London, Longenecker & Associates, MMI Engineering, NuVision, OC Robotics, Fortum, University of Birmingham, University of Bristol, University of Cambridge, University of Manchester
Arcadis Consulting (UK) Ltd AdvanSci, Applied Photonics (APL), Areva RMC, Aurora, ESI, MDecon, Pöyry, ProNu-Dec, Tradebe Inutec, TWI, University of Liverpool, Dalton Nuclear Institute, University of Surrey
Arup Costain, Pöyry, Studsvik, James Fisher Nuclear Ltd, SN3, AdvanSci, MCM, Bilfinger GVA, Pinsent
Masons, CL:AIRE, r3 Environmental Technology, Dalton Nuclear Institute  
Eden NE Ltd Cavendish Nuclear, DBE TECHNOLOGY GmbH, Golder Associates Limited, Tradebe Inutec,
Project Time and Cost International Limited  
Galson Sciences Ltd National Nuclear Laboratory, Frazer-Nash Consulting, Advansci, Amphos 21, Cogentus Consulting, Integrated Decision Management, Jacobs, Kurion, Rodgers Leask, VTT, University of Bristol,
Lancaster University, University of Leeds, University of Manchester, University of Sheffield  
NSG Environmental Ltd AECOM, ARC, Oxford Technologies, NPL, ESG, Quintessa, React Engineering, KDC, Tradebe Inutec, Synergy Health, Nuclear AMRC, Loughborough University, University of Manchester,
University of Surrey  

Lot C – Spent fuel and nuclear materials

Scope:

Sponsoring R&D that enables the NDA to set and monitor Site Licence Company delivery of our strategy on Magnox spent fuel, oxide spent fuel, exotic fuels and uranics

  • ensuring skills in spent fuel management and plutonium handling are maintained over the longer term
  • to support NDA development of options for managing the UK’s uranics inventory and stockpile of separated plutonium
  • sponsoring R&D that enables the NDA to respond to government policy and oversee SLC activities on
    management of uranics and plutonium
Lead contractor Consortium members
Wood Group (previously Amec Foster Wheeler Ltd) Andra, Brenk Systemplanung and Jülich Research Centre, DAS Ltd, Fortum, MMI Engineering, NPL, NRG, OC Robotics, Studsvik, University of Birmingham, University of Manchester, University of Bristol, University of Cambridge, Loughborough University, Imperial College
Areva NC NSG Consultancy, MDecon, Quintessa, University of Liverpool, University of Sheffield
National Nuclear Laboratory Frazer-Nash Consulting, Galson Sciences Ltd, ALD France, Aquila Nuclear Engineering, DBD, DAS, IDM, Jacobs, Kurion, Rodgers-Leask, University of Bristol, Lancaster University, University of Leeds, University of Manchester, University of Sheffield, Imperial College

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Transparency data: Environment Agency objections to planning on the basis of flood risk

Updated: Updated list of Environment Agency objections to planning on the basis of flood risk.

An annual list of the Environment Agency’s initial objections to planning applications on the basis of flood risk and water quality. Many of these issues will be resolved before a final decision is made.

The list will help local authorities complete their annual monitoring reports which help measure the effectiveness of local planning. It will also help local authorities submit information on the Single Data List to government.




Corporate report: Environment Agency’s planning consultation response timeliness

Updated: We’ve published the annual report to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: 2017 to 2018 – the Environment Agency’s timeliness on responses to planning consultations in England.

This report shows the Environment Agency’s performance as a consultee in the spatial planning system in England.