The Environment Agency has launched a new consultation on significant water management issues for river basin management planning - the current river basin management plans were published in October 2022 and must be reviewed and updated every 6 years.

 Deeply concerning’ failures to properly implement regulations designed to protect rivers, lakes and coastal waters in England mean key targets for improvement will be missed, a 180 page detailed and highly critical report by the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has found.

The Environment Agency (EA) has today published action plans detailing £5.3 billion of investment to improve the quality of England’s waters over the next five years. However, the EA is warning that without further investment beyond that date and more action to address climate change impacts, the number of water bodies meeting Good Ecological Status could fall to just 6% by 2043.

The Environment Agency has launched a six month consultation on the statutory review of the draft River Basin Management Plans (RBMPs) and Flood Risk Management plans which set out how organisations, stakeholders and communities will work together to improve the water environment over the next six years.

The Environment Agency (EA) has  published a policy paper explaining its decision not to carry out strategic environmental assessments for the third cycle of river basin management plans (RBMPs).

The Environment Agency has launched a major new consultation on the proposed work programme, timetable and process for working together to review and update the river basin management plans in 2021.