Update to the draft river basin management plans

Have your say on shaping the water environment throughout England via the Environment Agency consultation. Consider the issues, current and possible future action to protect and improve the water environment, and the outcomes that are worth achieving.

Your input matters. Deciding how best to work, what to invest in and where, how fast action should be taken and who should pay is a complex process with significant consequences. The updated river basin management plans will direct considerable investment and action from 2016 and provide benefits to society and the environment.

This is the third of 3 Environment Agency consultations. Previous ones included:

• Working together (June to December 2012) which asked how the Environment Agency should work with groups and individuals to achieve the objectives of the current RBMPs and develop the updated plans
• Challenges and choices (June to December 2013) which asked for views on the most significant water management issues for each river basin district in England

Natural Resources Wales consulted on the draft updates to the Dee and western Wales river basin management plans. See the Natural Resources Wales consultation pages.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency consulted on the draft updates to the Solway Tweed river basin management plan. This consultation opened on 20 November 2014 for 6 months. See the Scottish Environment Protection Agency consultation pages.

You were also able to comment via the Save Our Waters campaign, run by Blueprint For Water. From this website you could complete a short or longer survey answering questions about the health of your local water body.

Between 10 October 2014 and 31 January 2015 the Environment Agency consulted on the flood risk management plans (FRMPs). The FRMPs show the culmination of work between the Environment Agency, many lead local flood authorities and other risk management authorities, to identify flood risk and set out how to manage that risk.