The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Environment Agency are leading a reform programme to modernise England's reservoir safety regime and update the underlying legislation. This active programme aims to strengthen safety standards and regulatory oversight of reservoirs across England.
In response to: Reservoir safety reform programme
Work of the Environment Agency to carry out the reservoir safety reform programme.
In response to: Defra and the Environment Agency reservoir safety reform programme update (April 2023)
An update on the joint reservoir safety reform programme being implemented in England by Defra and the Environment Agency.
Seeking views on making reservoir emergency on-site flood plans a requirement for all reservoirs regulated under the Reservoir Act 1975.
Seeking views on making reservoir emergency on-site flood plans a requirement for all reservoirs regulated under the Reservoir Act 1975.
Introduction In a written statement to Parliament on 16 March 2020 the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs stated that the government would consult on making a requirement for all large raised reservoirs (registered reservoirs) to have …
Seeking views on making reservoir emergency on-site flood plans a requirement for all reservoirs regulated under the Reservoir Act 1975.
Introduction In a written statement to Parliament on 16 March 2020 the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs stated that the government would consult on making a requirement for all large raised reservoirs (registered reservoirs) to have …