💧Why #groundwater is important. It provides: 🚰 a crucial freshwater drinking source for millions of people 💧baseflows to rivers 💧supports wetland habitat 💧provides water for our food supporting farming irrigating crops & industry Protect this vital source of water #GWAW25

💧Preparing a hydrogeological impact assessment? 💧See our new guide on when & how to prepare your hydrogeological impact assessment (#HIA) before you apply for a #groundwater abstraction licence⬇️ gov.uk/government/pub… #conceptualmodel #groundwatermodel #abstractionlicence

What can a mole's love story teach us about flooding? Working with our partners at Project Groundwater and the creativity of @Aardman, Darcy's Tale is helping us to spark the conversation on groundwater flooding. You can watch Darcy's Tale here: youtu.be/fu2QNfDWzMo

Hot off the press… CL:AIRE CL:AIRE publish new guidance: 'Piling & Penetrative Ground Improvement Methods on Land Affected by #Contamination: Guidance on Pollution Prevention' for Environment Agency #piling #groundwater #landcontamination #contaminatedland⬇️ claire.co.uk/home/news/2083…

Farm inspections shouldn't be feared. Our officers are here to help farmers comply with regulations while protecting our environment. Proper preparation makes inspections smoother. Check our guide to learn what to expect and how to prepare: environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2025/05/13/how…

Released today 12.06.25 updated #LandContamination Risk Management (LCRM) Guidance: gov.uk/government/pub… How to assess & manage the risks from historic land #contamination #groundwater #humanhealth @envagency Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru | Natural Resources Wales DAERA

Friday fact: DYK that you can now report water pollution incidents online to Environment Agency ⬇️ gov.uk/report-water-p… #waterpollution #pollution #incidents #rivers #groundwater

Without action, England’s public water supply faces a shortage of 5bn litres per day by 2055. This is driven by: ☀️Climate change 📈Population growth 💻Emerging technology 🌊Environmental pressures Our report on securing water supplies for the future: gov.uk/government/new…

We help farmers protect the environment by regulating things like slurry storage. Slurry is animal waste mixed with water. It's stored to be used as fertiliser. Slurry lagoons must be watertight to avoid polluting groundwater and rivers. Guidance here: gov.uk/guidance/stori…

Across the country, we saw 20% less rainfall than average last month. The National Drought Group met today to ensure water companies, farmers and the public are using water wisely to ensure our supplies last through summer as dry weather continues. gov.uk/government/new…

BREAKING: Ofwat abolished in biggest overhaul of water since privatisation. New water regulator established to cut pollution into our rivers and protect families from massive bill hikes. Water responsibilities across four regulators merged into one. gov.uk/government/new…

East Midlands Airport company have been fined £892,500 for breeching their environmental permits three times. The company admitted charges of breaking limits on de-icer run off in runway drainage water. Find out more gov.uk/government/new…

We are facing water shortfalls across England. With areas across the country impacted by drought and dry weather, the National Drought Group met to ensure all sectors are taking water saving measures to protect our waterways. Read more: gov.uk/government/new…

#Shropshire Groundwater Scheme is a vital component of #RiverSevern regulation providing vital flows into the river during times of low flow SGS is now live pumping nearly 40 Olympic sized swimming pools of fresh #groundwater everyday Find out more⬇️ shropshiregeology.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

💧This is what 98 million litres per day of #groundwater looks like. Shropshire groundwater Scheme has gone live with 2 phases operational pumping groundwater into #RiverSevern providing direct flow support combating the effects of this prolonged dry weather spell Environment Agency Midlands

Out onsite today with Kier Group on the #A417 our Environment Agency Midlands Area Director was seeing the road scheme progress & the great environmental protection work being designed into the scheme with new Green Bridge crossing for wildlife & Crickley Hill stream engineering #KierHighways

📺Did you see us on TV this evening on BBC Midlands Today 20.08.25 with the #Shropshire Groundwater Scheme pumping #groundwater from the #PermoTriassicSandstone aquifer! 💧The magic of groundwater providing baseflows to the #RiverSevern! Environment Agency Midlands bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

The Shropshire Groundwater Scheme has been switched on due to drought. Around 40 Olympic-sized swimming pools of fresh groundwater is being pumped into the River Severn every day, to mitigate the impact of dry weather on the river. Find out more: environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2025/07/15/man…