12/28/2023 0 Comments Against the Storm instaling![]() ![]() The permits we issue to water companies legally oblige them to monitor and report EDM data from their storm overflows. By the end of 2023, the remaining number will be monitored to provide a complete picture of permitted storm overflows in England. ![]() Working with water companies we have concluded a programme to install monitors on the vast majority of storm overflows – just over 12,000 – by the end of 2020. This provides a robust and consistent way of monitoring how often and for how long storm overflows are used, and underpins our planning, compliance and enforcement work. Key to these improvements is Event Duration Monitoring (EDM) data. Over the past 30 years, the work of the Environment Agency has directed £30bn of water company investment in infrastructure, including improvements to over half of the 15,000 storm overflows in England. ![]() Monitoring is fundamental to understanding and improving the environment. ![]()
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