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7 unusual facts about Environment Agency


Association of Waterways Cruising Clubs

The association enters consultations and negotiations with British Waterways, the Environment Agency and other bodies, and it is an Associate Member of the Parliamentary Waterways Group.

Environment Agency

It took over the roles and responsibilities of the National Rivers Authority (NRA), Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Pollution (HMIP) and the waste regulation authorities in England and Wales including the London Waste Regulation Authority (LWRA).

The Environment Agency (EA) was established in 1996 covering England and Wales but in 2013 became an England-only non-departmental public body of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, a Ministry headed by Owen Paterson.

FloodAlerts – a software application licensed by the Environment Agency

Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

In England and Wales prosecution under the Act could originally only be brought by an inspector or with the permission of the Director of Public Prosecutions but the Environment Agency was also authorised on 1 April 1996 (section 38).

OPAL Soil Centre

The OPAL Soil Centre has high profile partners including the Environment Agency, British Geological Survey, and the Natural History Museum.

ZOOMQ3D

ZOOMQ3D and ZOOPT have been developed through a tri-partite collaboration between the School of Civil Engineering of the University of Birmingham, UK, the British Geological Survey and the Environment Agency of England and Wales.


Barbara Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone

Prior to taking up the post of chair of the CQC, Barbara Young was the chief executive of the Environment Agency (2000 – May 2008), an appointment which led to her becoming a non-affiliated member in the House of Lords; previously she had taken the Labour Party whip.

Congresbury Yeo

Close to the mouth on the Severn Estuary on land owned by Environment Agency and leased by the Avon Wildlife Trust are Blake's Pools which were dug between 1983 and 1987 to attract wildlife.

Defence Training Estate

DTE work with English Heritage, the National Trust, the Environment Agency and others to deliver the management of the estate.

Flood warning

The Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales and Scottish Environment Protection Agency all undertake location specific flood warning activities for communities at risk depending upon the scale of flood risk, technical challenges and investment needed to deliver a reliable service.

Fred Pearce

He has also written reports and extended journalism for WWF, the UN Environment Programme, the Red Cross, UNESCO, the World Bank, the European Environment Agency, and the UK Environment Agency.

Harmonised monitoring scheme

The scheme is administered by the Environment Agency in England and Wales and by SEPA in Scotland and involves routine monitoring at 230 sites including 56 river systems in Scotland.

Langworth

The Environment Agency gives flood warnings for the Barlings Eau waterway, which runs just north-west of the village.

Maidwell

Notable alumni of the school include Adam Butler the second of four children of Rab Butler, the politician and John Ailwyn Fellowes, 4th Baron de Ramsey (1942-) a landowner, agriculturalist and first chairman of the Environment Agency.

Shiplake Lock

The Thames Conservancy and its successor organisations the National Rivers Authority and Environment Agency have not been prepared to give more than a one-year lease to the plotholders.

Water industry

Whatever the ownership structure, water quality standards and environmental standards relating to wastewater are usually set by national bodies, such as (in the UK) the Drinking Water Inspectorate and the Environment Agency.

Wotter

This chemical danger initially caused the Environment Agency to also issue a warning about water quality in the River Plym, but they later concluded the river was unaffected.

WRc

UK government and regulators such as: the Environment Agency, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), Communities and Local Government, Department for Transport (DfT), Highways Agency and the Office of Water Services (OFWAT).


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Bountiem Phissamay

He is President of the Science, Technology and Environment Agency (STEA) in Laos and also President of the Lao Football Federation.

Fish Legal

This Association takes private legal action against polluters to the House of Lords and the European Court if necessary, but most cases are settled out of Court if the Environment Agency has not proceeded against the polluter.

The Arab Sustainability Leadership Group

Regional Members - Current active members of the ASLG include Abraaj Capital, Aramex, Environment Agency Abu Dhabi, HBS International Ltd, JorAMCo, Jordan River Foundation, National Commercial Bank, Paltel, SEKEM, Shell Jordan, Standard Chartered Jordan and Sustainability Excellence.