Environment Agency

New legislation to receive Royal Assent, handing regulators fresh powers to ban water industry bonuses, impose tougher fines, and even pursue custodial sentences

Environment Agency publishes update to key directory detailing how woodland can slow flood waters by up to 50 per cent, while delivering multiple co-benefits

Defra confirms plans for over £2.6bn of investment in 1,000 flood defence projects that aim to help protect up to 66,500 homes

Water companies agree to 24,000 actions to improve water quality and restore nature, delivering a four-fold increase in investment

First flood and coastal erosion risk assessments to feature Met Office climate projections reveals around 800,000 more homes than previously thought are at risk of flooding in England

Office for Environmental Protection warns Defra, the Environment Agency, and Ofwat could face court action unless immediate efforts are made to remedy alleged breaches of laws governing sewage overflows

Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) warns government guidance over application of farming water rules 'may be unlawful'

New Water Commission aims to strengthen regulation, boost investment, and encourage reform of the water sector

Ofwat publishes 'damning' appraisal of water companies lack of progress towards raft of environmental targets

Environment Secretary Steve Reed hosts local government, communities, and emergency services at first meeting to improve UK resilience in face of extreme weather