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Subjects
- Wildlife and Conservation
We have an important role in conservation and ecology, especially along rivers and in wetlands.
- Fish
Our fisheries pages.
- Flood
Around 5 million people live in flood risk areas in England and Wales. We warn people about flooding and build flood defences.
- Navigation
We are one of the major navigation authorities in charge of inland rivers, estuaries and harbours in England and Wales.
- Recreation
The enjoyable use of inland and coastal waters, and the land around them.
- Waste
We regulate waste management through a system of licences. Find out how to get the correct licence here, get data on waste and find out if there are any rules applying to household waste.
- Water Quality
We are responsible for the quality of fresh, marine, surface and underground water. We aim to prevent or reduce the risk of water pollution.
- Water Resources
We monitor the use of water and issue abstraction licences to regulate who can take water.
- Air quality
Good air quality is important for our environment. Substances we put into the air can affect the health of plants, animals and people, and can contribute to global warming.
- Land quality
We aim to protect and prevent damage to the land from the multiple uses to which we put it. Human Activities and natural events may pollute or degrade the land's physical structure and as a result put human health, wildlife as well as the water environment at risk.
