The Environment Agency has completed major works as part of the £31 million Brighouse Flood Alleviation Scheme which will reduce flood risk and create a biodiverse habitat.

The Environment Agency has completed a new flood risk management project to better protect hundreds of homes and businesses on the east side of Hull from flooding.

The Environment Agency is exploring options to help better protect communities in the Bournville and Stirchley areas of Birmingham from the devastation of flooding.

The Environment Agency is progressing work on the £21.5 million scheme to increase capacity of the Leigh Flood Storage Area (FSA) in the Medway catchment by 24% to over 7 million cubic metres.

The Environment Agency (EA) has been given the green light to progress its plans for a £21.5 million scheme to further strengthen flood protection for over 1,200 homes and businesses in Tonbridge and Hildenborough by increasing the maximum stored water level in the Leigh flood storage area.

 The Environment Agency’s proposal to increase the maximum level of water that can be stored in the Leigh flood storage area has been approved by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

The Environment Agency has started work on an innovative £1 million natural flood management pilot project in Swaton, Lincolnshire.

The Environment Agency has completed the new £8.5 million Houghton Brook Flood Storage Area which will protect key infrastructure in Luton from flooding, along with some 600 residential and commercial properties. 

Leeds City Council has applied to the Environment Agency for a licence to obstruct or impede the flow of the River Aire to create a flood defence structure with two hydraulically operated gates.

Proposals to create a flood storage area on the River Foss north of Strensall have been approved by York City Council’s planning committee.