tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/policy-papers-and-consultations Policy papers and consultations 2025-04-16T14:00:00+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/consultations/environment-agency-charge-proposal-cost-of-service 2025-04-16T14:00:00+01:00 Environment Agency charge proposal: cost of service We want your views on our proposed changes to our charges so we can continue to fully recover our costs. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/consultations/environment-agency-charges-proposal-water-industry-enforcement-levy 2025-04-14T10:00:01+01:00 Environment Agency charges proposal: water industry enforcement levy We want your views on our proposed new levy on certain water discharge activities carried out by water companies, designed to fully recover the costs of our enforcement activities. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/consultations/drought-how-it-is-managed-in-england-proposed-updated-response-framework 2025-04-03T12:17:12+01:00 Drought: how it is managed in England 鈥� proposed updated response framework We want your comments on our proposed updated national drought response framework. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/consultations/environmental-permitting-standard-rules-consultation-number-30 2025-04-01T09:00:15+01:00 Environmental permitting: standard rules consultation number 30 We want your views on our proposals for new standard rules permits for new cemetery developments and closed-loop ground source heating and cooling systems. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/consultations/draft-information-and-guidance-on-storm-overflows 2025-03-24T10:46:44+00:00 Draft information and guidance on storm overflows Defra is seeking views on draft information and guidance on storm overflows. This aims to support water companies and regulators in carrying out their responsibilities to reduce the use of storm overflows. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/consultations/proposed-changes-to-the-water-company-drought-plan-guideline 2025-03-19T10:24:23+00:00 Update to the water company drought plan guideline (2025) We want your views on updates to the guideline that water companies in England must follow when they prepare and publish their drought plans by 2027. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/assessing-and-scoring-environmental-permit-compliance 2025-03-13T11:55:20+00:00 Assessing and scoring environmental permit and licence compliance How the Environment Agency assesses and scores compliance with environmental permits, abstraction licences and impounding licences. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/consultations/reforms-to-the-bathing-water-regulations-2013 2025-03-12T00:01:09+00:00 Reforms to 皇冠体育app Bathing Water Regulations 2013 We are seeking views on proposed reforms and technical amendments to the Bathing Water Regulations 2013. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/calls-for-evidence/independent-commission-for-water-call-for-evidence 2025-02-27T00:01:04+00:00 Independent Commission for Water 鈥� call for evidence 皇冠体育app Independent Water Commission call for evidence is seeking views in relation to the water sector in England and Wales. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/water-special-measures-bill-policy-statement 2025-02-24T15:02:37+00:00 Water (Special Measures) Act: policy statement Sets out the details of the provisions in the Water (Special Measures) Act and how they are intended to apply. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/north-devon-abstraction-licensing-strategy 2025-01-28T14:23:30+00:00 North Devon abstraction licensing strategy 皇冠体育app Environment Agency鈥檚 approach to managing new and existing abstraction and impoundment within the North Devon area. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/north-cornwall-seaton-and-fowey-abstraction-licensing-strategy 2025-01-28T14:17:41+00:00 North Cornwall, Seaton, Looe and Fowey abstraction licensing strategy 皇冠体育app Environment Agency鈥檚 approach to managing new and existing abstraction and impoundment within the North Cornwall, Seaton, Looe and Fowey area. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/abstraction-licensing-aire-and-calder-strategy 2025-01-16T14:10:14+00:00 Aire and Calder abstraction licensing strategy 皇冠体育app Environment Agency's approach to managing new and existing abstraction and impoundment within the Aire and Calder catchment. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/consultations/water-and-sewerage-changes-to-the-service-standards 2024-12-17T00:01:03+00:00 Water and sewerage: changes to the service standards Seeking views on changes to the guaranteed minimum standards of service all customers are entitled to in the water and sewerage sector. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/independent-commission-on-the-water-sector-regulatory-system-terms-of-reference 2024-10-23T00:00:00+01:00 Independent commission on the water sector regulatory system: terms of reference Terms of reference for the independent commission on the water sector regulatory system. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/tamar-abstraction-licensing-strategy 2024-10-21T13:54:48+01:00 Tamar abstraction licensing strategy 皇冠体育app Environment Agency鈥檚 approach to managing new and existing abstraction and impoundment within the Tamar catchment tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/consultations/programme-of-measures-for-upper-costa-beck 2024-09-12T12:00:09+01:00 Programme of measures for Upper Costa Beck We want your comments on our proposed updated programme of measures for the Upper Costa Beck. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/consultations/charge-proposals-for-water-quality-permits 2024-05-24T12:58:52+01:00 Charge proposals for water quality permits We want your comments on our proposed charges for water discharges (including groundwater activities). tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/consultations/charge-proposals-kielder-reservoir-and-transfer-scheme 2024-05-24T11:19:04+01:00 Charge proposals: Kielder Reservoir and transfer scheme We want your comments on our charge proposals for the licences that benefit from the operation of the Kielder Reservoir and transfer scheme. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/consultations/bathing-waters-proposed-designation-of-27-new-bathing-waters-in-england 2024-05-13T00:01:01+01:00 Bathing waters: proposed designation of 27 new bathing waters in England Seeking views on the proposal to designate 27 sites in England as bathing waters.