The Environment Agency considers a wide range of different measures to address the flood and coastal erosion risk to communities and property. The measures needed for each location are considered on a case by case basis. Some of the measures that may be considered include:

• building flood and coastal defences
• flood storage reservoirs
• land management
• portable defences

The strategies and schemes are grouped by the geographic areas the Environment Agency operates from.

View the map showing the geographic areas of the Environment Agency’s operations.

The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (England) Regulations 2015 (the ‘regulations’) impose obligations on operators of economic activities requiring them to prevent, limit or remediate environmental damage caused by their operations.

Liability to Remediate

If the enforcing authority decides that damage is environmental damage it must notify the operator of any activity or activities that caused the damage.

Regulation 21 gives an operator a right of appeal against a notice, served by the enforcing authority

Remediation Notices

Following an operator’s submission of proposals to remediate the environmental damage, or if a proposal is not received within a specified time limit, the enforcing authority must serve a remediation notice on the operator.

An appeal may only be brought against those parts of the remediation notice that are different from the proposals made by the responsible operator.

Defra Guidance

Defra Environmental Liability Guidance

This guidance will help you meet your obligations under the UK Regulations and applicable European legislation.

It explains:

• whether you need a permit under the UK Regulations
• how to make applications (including permit applications)
• how to comply with the conditions in your permit

It’s divided into 5 sections:

1. Do I have any obligations under the EU ETS?
2. How do I apply for a permit?
3. I have a permit, what do I need to do now?
4. Things have changed, what should I do?
5. I’m not happy with a decision, what should I do?

Guidance and forms required for technical and financial approval of flood and coastal erosion risk management projects funded by grant in aid.

The 2011 and 2012 Grant Memorandum’s are no longer provided directly on GOV.UK, these are available on request by contacting The Environment Agency.

This form is part of the guide to handling and storing animal by-products.

Plants must be approved before they can receive or store animal by-products (ABPs). This applies to:

• the handling and storage of raw ABPs
• the storage of derived ABP products

As part of the approval process your facility will be inspected.

For customers in England, return the completed form to APHA Customer Service Centre Worcester.

For customers in Wales, return the completed form to the APHA office in Caernarfon.

For customers in Scotland, return the completed form to your local APHA Field Service Office.