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We tweet about the Environment Agency's work in the counties of the North West. To report an environmental incident call 0800 807060.
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A huge thanks to 15 year old Christopher who has been working tirelessly all week making drinks for everyone at the Forward Command Centre located in #WhaleyBridge Centre for Sport. Everyone really appreciates your hard work! 😊 #Flood
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#Keswick glass panels doing great job of holding back the water to protect people & properties #FloodAware #Cumbria
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Dramatic scenes captured by one of our officers of colleagues working hard to protect the communities around the Toddbrook reservoir this weekend. We have staff working around the clock and from all areas of the country #TeamEA #WhaleyBridge #Chinook
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Can we just take a minute to say a huge thank you to our wonderful staff & partners @CanalRiverTrust @DerbysPolice @DerbyshireFRS who worked so tirelessly & diligently at #WhaleyBridge! Their dedication has been nothing short of incredible! ❤️. #TeamEA #IncidentResponse
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Here is a great clip of how we are working with partners to install kit that is pumping water into the River Goyt, reducing the water levels in Toddbrook Reservoir #WhaleyBridge #Flood
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We're making our 4x4 vehicles available to emergency services as part of a multi-agency response to the current severe weather @EnvAgencyNW #Cumbria #Snow #StaySafe #TeamEA”
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Today in #Salford we have operated our #flood storage reservoirs that have helped protect over 5000 homes from flooding #StormCiara
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#TeamEA have been in #Billington today ahead of #StormChristoph deploying temporary #flood barriers to better protect the community from flooding. Do you know your flood risk? Sign up for warnings here #PrepareActSurvive
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Footage from EA Field Operatives as they operate #Didsbury Flood Basin on the #Mersey. Severe Flood Warnings are in place, please follow advice from Emergency Services, and evacuate if asked to do so. Sign up for free Flood warnings: . #PrepareActSurvive
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Home-schooling your children? At 10am tomorrow the Environment Agency, in collaboration with the @wwf_uk, will be hosting the first Protecting Our Planet conference - A live interactive broadcast with children from around the country. Register here
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To celebrate the #Coronation of King Charles III this popular area of the riverside in Kendal has been named the Coronation Garden. #Coronation.#CoronationGarden.#KendalFRMS.#KendalScheme
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We so proud of #TeamEA and our partners @DerbyshireFRS @DerbysPolice & @CanalRiverTrust for their part in the major incident at #WhaleyBridge this week. It has been a real team effort! . Take a look at the timeline below to find out exactly what happened during the #incident
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(1/6) Thanks again to everyone who has helped with our investigation to find out what caused the pollution on the Bollin, the river is now looking much better. We’ve been monitoring the river & examining the drainage system all week, with a round-up of actions in this thread 🧵
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We are here in our #incident rooms across the #northwest dealing with #StormCiara. Our #teamEA work all year round 24/7 protecting #people and the #environment working closely with local authorities and partners to reduce the risk of #flooding #prepareactsurvive #floodaware
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Our officers continue to investigate the possible cause of the pollution on the River Bollin in Cheshire. Thank you to members of the public who alerted us to this incident. If anyone has any information, please call our 24/7 hotline on 0800 80 70 60.
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Did you know? Leaky dams don’t just reduce #flood risk they create new habitats for wildlife too 🐞🦋🐦. Here on the #Smithills estate #Bolton 25 of these clever dams can store the equivalent of four Olympic swimming pools’ worth of water upstream while creating new 🏠for nature
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Burnley Council have crushed a van following the successful prosecution of a man who dumped drums in a country lane in Hapton leading to over 25 fish being killed.
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It’s the little things. lovely little sign from a grateful resident in #WhaleyBridge #Flood #ThankYou
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#TeamEA are in #Billington erecting temporary flood barriers to help reduce #flood risk ahead of #StormDennis this weekend #FloodAware #PrepareActSurvive
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We have received reports of fish in distress at Salford Quays from concerned members of the public. We take swift action to protect people and the environment, and our officers have been on site investigating and providing advice.
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#Croston Flood Risk Management Scheme has been operated for the 1st time tonight in Lancashire #floodaware #StormBrian
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This is a first for #TeamEA here in the #NorthWest - a caravan has been dumped in the #RiverIrk in #Manchester. We're on our way to get this out of the river now before it causes any #environmental impacts or flood risk. #floodrisk
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Catch of the day! We recently found juvenile brown trout in the River Medlock in #Manchester - this is really exciting news after our £250,000 restoration project as it shows the overall ecology of the river has improved. Read the full story here:
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We have been busy in Bolton with @WoodlandTrust @merseyforest constructing more woody barriers as part of Natural Flood Management work at Smithills. These innovative barriers can slow the flow, help downstream communities become climate resilient & create a home for wildlife 🦋
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We have a number of #flood alerts and warnings across the #northwest #StormCiara. If you're out and about this weekend, please #RespectTheWater and stay clear of exposed areas and breaking waves along the coast. Don’t attempt a #stormselfie #floodaware #prepareactsurvive
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If you’re walking your #dog at the #beach or any other public place, always bag and bin #dogpoo, if the bin is full or you can’t see one, take it home to dispose of. #binit4beaches @TheKennelClubUK @dogstrust @BathingWatersEA @mcsuk
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Our incident rooms are open and #TeamEA will be working through the night keeping an eye on #StormEleanor in #Cumbria #lancashire #cheshire #merseyside and #GreaterManchester - be #floodaware view the latest alerts and warnings.
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#TeamEA continues to work on site at #WhaleyBridge to reduce #flood risk to the community as part of the multi-agency response
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#TeamEA’s staff and pumps continue to operate at #WhaleyBridge to reduce the reservoir water level. We are still assisting in this multi-agency incident response @RuthGeorgeMP
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Here's the latest from #Northwich, where the flood defences are holding river water back. There a lot of some surface water around at the moment and we are working closely with @Go_CheshireWest and @Unitedutilities to try and get the water back into the river.
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Busy, busy! Our Hydrometry and Telemetry team have been out measuring the flow on the River #Tame. As a result of all the rain we have seen this week, they managed to get the highest gauging on record at #Uppermill with 23.5 cumecs!
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Our #flood forecasters are working around the clock to ensure we have the best available data to inform our #incidentresponse in the #NorthWest. This helps us to decide who to warn and where to send people and resources across the country. #StormDennis #FloodAware #TeamEA
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We've planted nearly 500 trees in partnership with RiversTrust, @woodlandtrust, pupils from Tebay Primary School and the local landower. Helping create and improve habitat on a small tributary on the upper River #Lune near #Tebay #Cumbria
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We're out in #Northwich and have deployed temporary flood barriers as a precaution to help reduce #flood risk. Know your risk where you are. Keep up to date with our Flood Alerts and Flood Warnings at ⤵️.
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The results are in! 🥁. Our #Biodiversity Officers have been back out checking for #endangered white-clawed #crayfish in Greater Manchester. They were very pleased to find this healthy male in one of the traps and no #invasive crayfish at all. A great result! 👏👏
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This is the River #Weaver in #Northwich where a #flood alert is in place. #TeamEA are currently deploying phase one of the flood defences to prepare for potential flooding. #beprepared
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#TeamEA have used an environmental leave day to #workwithnature & champion natural flood risk management on the Smithills Estate #Bolton. The day saw some solid effort 💪 by members of our team & @WoodlandTrust as they built 'leaky' woody barriers to #SlowTheFlow & reduce #floods
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Lovely day on Holcombe Moor yesterday seeing the 🚁 carrying stone to create ‘gully blocks.’ This enables 🌱 to establish on the peat, helping to #slowtheflow, reduce #erosion & boost #biodiversity & #carboncapture . Find out more ⬇️. #FridayMotivation
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This 👇🏽 video was taken at the #Catterall #floodbasin in #Lancashire earlier on today. The basin works alongside the basin at #Garstang and diverts water away from the nearby #riverwyre. #beprepared
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Last week we spent the day at Smithills in #Bolton with our partners @WoodlandTrust @merseyforest & @ThatsManchester. Here log dams & 90000 🌳 are helping to reduce #flood risk for communities & create habitat for local wildlife. Watch the full interview 👉
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Our Area Director @LeeRawlinsonEA is at #WhaleyBridge where a severe #flood warning has been issued due to potential flooding of Toddbrook reservoir. We're liaising with partners’ @Derbyshirecc @DerbysPolice @DerbyshireFRS & the reservoir engineer to ensure community safety
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Due to forecasted heavy rain we have deployed Phase 1 of the #Northwich Scheme & erected temporary defences at Barons Quay. This has been done as a precautionary measure to protect the community from potential high river levels. Check your #flood risk 👉
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#TeamEA has issued a severe #flood warning due to potential flooding of Toddbrook reservoir. @DerbysPolice is evacuating Whaley Bridge. We're currently liaising with partners’ @Derbyshirecc @DerbysPolice @DerbyshireFRS & the reservoir engineer to ensure community safety
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Here's our flood risk manager for Cumbria with the latest weather situation for today. Would you know what to do in a flood? . Keep up to date with the latest & sign up to flood warnings in your area now - #Cumbria #Flood #FloodAware #PrepareActSurvive
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We're really excited to mark the completion of the £10m Salford Flood Improvement Scheme today on #WorldWetlandsDay - better protecting 1,900 properties from flooding and providing a high quality urban wetland to boost wildlife in the area #floodaware
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We are proud to be part of this multi-agency response protecting the Whaley Bridge community.
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⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️. Severe flood warnings have been issued for #Didsbury in Greater Manchester. Take extreme care and make sure you know how to prepare for the expected flooding. Check your flood risk: #PrepareActSurvive #SevereFloodWarning #StormFranklin
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Our teams are busy deploying flood barriers at Baron’s Quay & Waitrose in Northwich. We are working hard over night to keep communities safe and well during the adverse weather. Check your flood risk #PrepareActSurvive
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We have issued a severe #flood warning for #EastDidsbury #WestDidsbury and #Northenden which means a threat to life and significant disruption. We are working with the emergency services to keep communities to keep people safe. Updates ➡️
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Listen to @stewart_mounsey as he updates you about our preparation for #StormDennis in #Carlisle #Cumbria Sign up for flood warnings ▶️
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#Teamea, @LancashireFRS & the Army have installed #flood barriers in #Ribchester to help protect against #flooding
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Some great news today! According to latest figures, the number of our male & female engineers in #GrManchester, #Merseyside & #Cheshire is now at an equal 50/50 split!. This means we are making significant strides in #closingthegendergap for core #STEM subjects 👍
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Outstanding work by our partners @DerbysPolice, @CanalRiverTrust alongside #TeamEA in #WhaleyBridge last night to ensure the community remained safe from the risk of #flooding. #Multiagencyresponse #Teamwork #Incidentready.
Officers in #WhaleyBridge have been assisted overnight by firefighters, @EnvAgency, ambulance services, local councils and emergency planning staff, as well as #RAF crews who used a #Chinook helicopter to move over 50 tonnes of aggregate to the reservoir wall to reinforce it.
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We have had a shift change in our incident rooms for #Cumbria & #Lancashire We are here responding to #StormDennis & have staff working through the night to keep our communities safe Be sure to sign up for flood warnings here ➡️ #KnowYourFloodRisk
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⚠️ Think before you travel today. Check your local #flood risk ➡️Warning & alerts are still in place for #Cumbria #Lancashire #Manchester #Merseyside #Cheshire .#StormDennis
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#TeamEA @ManchesterPride on Saturday we're a fantastic inclusive organisation celebrating diversity & #Pride in working with all communities
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@weetabix @HeinzUK When everyone realizes how wrong this is, please recycle your #beans and #Weetabix responsibly. #beansonweetabix
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Here's Stewart our Flood Risk Manager for #Cumbria at the gauging station in #Appleby with an update for the community on #StormDennis Be sure to be #FloodReady and sign up for flood warnings
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We have been at the Smithills Estate near #Bolton today, which is being used to test pioneering solutions to combat #flooding, speaking to @BBCNWT about the #NFM measures being put in place here to protect the community downstream. Tune in tonight to find out more #slowtheflow
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We've been hard at work setting up pumps to remove flood water at Didsbury this morning.
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Our local incident room remains open 24/7. #TeamEA are working hard to understand where flooding may occur, how to reduce any impacts, protect the community and support our partners and emergency services #Flood #WhaleyBridge
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Today we've had teams working across the North West in response to the heavy rain. Our Officers were at Poynton Brook and Dean Brook removing blockages and clearing channels to reduce #flood risk
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Here is Environment Agency Manager Mark Easedale with an update on fish in distress incidents across Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire.
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#TeamEA successfully prosecuted Withgill Farm and Wilson’s Contractors Ltd from Great Mitton, Lancashire following a pollution incident. Farm slurry polluted the River Hodder & both companies were fined £11500 and each ordered to pay £4063 in costs and a £170 victim surcharge
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Bravo to our Merseyside field team who discovered a trapped badger when responding to an unsafe manhole. Quick thinking led to a call to a local rescue team. After health checks at a sanctuary, the badger is now back home and the manhole has been fixed for a safer environment!
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EA officers and fisheries specialists continue to investigate pollution on the River Bollin. All the data will be used as evidence to inform any future prosecutions. Thank you to all who’ve helped us so far. If anyone has any information call our 24/7 hotline on 0800 807060.
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Congratulations to our colleague @VRockingham on receiving an MBE for services to the #environment & voluntary service. As a working mum living with a rare cancer, Vicky supports our internal Cancer Network @PAWSGIST & @GISTSupportUK #QueensBirthdayHonours.
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An investigation into the pollution & fish kill on the Bollin continues. Help us by reporting further issues to our 24hr hotline 0800807060 & as always remain mindful to the misuse of drains – what goes down there can hugely affect water quality, sadly causing problems like this.
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This last weekend #TeamEA attended an incident on the M6 following a milk tanker spillage. Officers went to site to stop the flow of spilt milk, diesel & AdBlue entering the River Ribble & reduce the impact to the local environment. @LancsPolice @LancashireFRS #PartnershipWorking
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We are operating flood storage basins across Lancashire including #Garstang, #Catterall, #Croston and Highgate Park, to the west of the A6 in #Preston. This will take pressure away from nearby rivers and protect both people and properties from the risk of #flooding.🧵
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#TeamEA are out helping with the multi-agency response at Whaley Bridge. We have officers on site with pumps helping with the reservoir water levels
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Did you know that in the #NorthWest our water comes mostly from surface water supplies like reservoirs rather than groundwater? You can help keep our supplies resilient by saving #water wherever possible at home - follow @unitedutilities for more tips. #showwatersomelove
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Our #FloodRisk Manager Andy Brown explains the action we’re taking in #Ribchester ahead of #StormDennis this weekend #FloodAware #PrepareActSurvive
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Please see latest update on #ToddbrookReservoir. We continue to work with our partners to help the situation, supply pumping equipment, monitor water levels & support the community. Our incident room will remain open throughout the night to provide the necessary support.
The water level at #ToddbrookReservoir has now been reduced by six metres following the continuing efforts of a multi-agency team to ensure the stability of the dam wall. #WhaleyBridge
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Today is #IWD2019 which is a day to champion the advancement of women’s rights and gender equality. We are so proud of the inspiring women who have chosen to use their skills to help us create a better place & whose influence extends into every part of #TeamEA! #BalanceforBetter
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There are a number of #flood warnings and alerts in place this evening across the #northwest .Check your local risk ➡️
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Filmed earlier this week, here’s one way we clear out debris screens located on the rivers in the #NorthWest. Filmed in #Radcliffe in #Manchester, #teamea can be seen removing rubbish which has built up due to high river levels. #BePrepared
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This photo was taken at our #flood storage basin in #Garstang, #Lancashire earlier today. #floodbasins are operated when levels in the nearby River Wyre are high. #BePrepared
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Did you see these non-native Clarias Catfish we caught in the River Tonge in #Bolton a few weeks ago? Report invasive species on 0800 807060
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Local Artist @lydialeith & volunteers have brought a splash of colour to #Carlisle’s £25M Flood Risk Management Scheme. The mural in Melbourne Park aims to brighten up the park for the community & reduce graffiti. #BeforeAfter . More on this scheme here
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We’re removing 1500 tonnes of gravel nr Victoria Bridge in #Kendal to reduce #floodrisk @gazettenewsdesk @eden_flood
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Our rainbow flags are flying high at #ManchesterPride today! Celebrating 11 years of the #LGBT community #teamEA
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Some good news for communities across the River Irwell.today as a partnership project with @moorsforfuture, which aims to use #nature to slow the flow of #flood water, will soon be starting on Holcombe Moor. Find out more 👇.
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Bit by bit we’re opening our rivers back up for fish. 🐟🐟. This week, we have started a £20K #restoration project in Gr Manchester by removing a weir on Eagley Brook #Bolton. This makes it easier for fish to pass through & reach spawning grounds #naturalcourse #keeponswimming
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The new 'leaky' dams are up and ready to start reducing #flood risk on the Smithills Estate near #Bolton! What better way to showcase how #workingwithnature can #SlowTheFlow. Well done to all of #TeamEA and @WoodlandTrust 👏👏👏. #NFM #ThursdayMotivation
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Our incident rooms in the #northwest will be open into the night dealing with #StormCiara - stay safe & up to date with our flood warnings ➡️ #floodaware #prepareactsurvive
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Before and After! #TeamEA & @WoodlandTrust have given Natural Flood Risk Management a boost on the Smithills Estate near #Bolton. Works completed include the construction of this ‘leaky barrier’ which will slow the flow of water to reduce #flood risk. #NFM #buildingwithnature
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Today we launch #EA2025. An action plan that puts emphasis on the climate emergency like never before. Here @LeeRawlinsonEA Area Director for #GrManchester #Merseyside & #Cheshire explains how EA2025 will allow us to set our ambition for a greener future
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#TeamEA Community Information Officers are in #WhaleyBridge 9- 12 of Aug 2019. They’re offering advice & guidance to residents & getting them to sign up for #flood alert & warnings. For more info They’re out with our Exec Director for FCRM @johncurtinEA
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#TeamEA have been on site at Burrow Beck #Lancaster since early this morning, working with partners to minimise the impact of #flooding
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We are responding to a serious fish kill at Newton-Le-Willows #StHelens. Our officers & @sthelenscouncil are investigating the cause & taking action to avoid any further fish deaths. Our thanks go to the fast-acting members of the public who reported this to us on 0800 80 70 60.
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Weather conditions have improved across the #Northwest but days of rain means river levels are still high. This was Palatine Road #Didsbury just two days ago when our teams worked with partners @gmpolice @manchesterfire @greatermcr to protect over 3000 properties from #flooding
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Here's a peak of our #Lancashire Incident Room in #Preston where staff have been working hard to keep on top of the ever changing situation as a result of today's heavy #rain. Our staff are on standby 365 days of the year to respond to #flooding and other #environmental incidents
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Yesterday's 🌧️ saw us operating our flood basin in Didsbury. The basin, which has operational since 1978, is used when levels in the Mersey become too high . Here it is working as designed & protecting over 5,000 of properties in West Didsbury, Northenden, & Sale - from #flooding
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