Tag Archives: Environment Agency

There is a sense of frustration surrounding the Thames Water situation and the state of the England and Wales’ private water sector generally.

The preferred medium-term beach improvement options for the protection of 15km of Eastbourne’s coast have been selected and are being designed by JBA Consulting.

Runoff ponds used for water and pollution management around the M25 may be full of hazardous waste as National Highways is unable to identify when they were last cleaned.

Earthworks for High Speed 2 (HS2) in Warwickshire will go ahead after a High Court judge dismissed the Environment Agency’s attempted injunction against HS2 Ltd’s programme of works.

Twenty years ago, the Environment Agency became the enforcement authority for the Reservoirs Act 1975 across England and Wales. Subsequently, the National Reservoir Safety Team was created to manage and enforce industry compliance.

The Environment Agency has appointed Aecom, Atkinsréalis, Jacobs, JBA Consulting, Mott MacDonald and WSP Binnies JV to its 2024 Mapping and Modelling Framework (MMF) to aid in decision making related to climate events.

The iconic Thames Barrier is celebrating the 40th anniversary of coming into operation while the Environment Agency is exploring how it will protect London from flooding from the Thames Estuary for the next 40 years.

National Highways and other highways authorities in England have no permits in place for managing the pollutants which are washed off their roads, according to a scathing report from Stormwater Shepherds and the CIWEM (Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management).

The Broads Authority has granted planning permission to the Environment Agency for it to lead works on the embankment of the River Yare in the Norfolk Broads.

As summer begins to manifest, the large engineering and construction firms and organisations have started adding members to top leadership positions.