Reports published on natural flood management (03/02/2012)

Public Accounts Committee report on flood risk management in England (03/02/2012)

Catchment Restoration Fund launched (03/02/2012)

Flood insurance working groups publish final reports (06/01/2012)

Environment Agency sets out methodology for ceasing maintenance of main river assets across England (05/01/2012)

Environment Agency reuses Christmas trees for flood defences (05/01/2012)

New BSi code of practice on assessing and managing flood risk in development (04/01/2012)

Defra announces successful IDB Grant Scheme recipients (23/12/2011)

Lead Local Flood Authorities publish Preliminary Flood Risk Assessments (22/12/2011)

Future of peat extraction in Somerset Levels (21/12/2011)

Single Environment Body for Wales (21/12/2011)

Parliamentary Committee calls for changes to National Planning Policy Framework (21/12/2011)

SuDS Standards consultation launched (21/12/2011)

Public Bodies Bill receives Royal Assent (16/12/2011)

Defra proposes abolition of EA advisory committees (12/12/2011)

Draft guidance on designating third party structures (09/12/2011)

Government publishes Water White Paper (09/12/2011)

Government announces review of EU Habitats and Birds Directives (08/12/2011)

Proceedings of ADA Conference 2011 published (08/12/2011)

FWM Act changes to flood defence consents to be commenced in April 2012 (07/12/2011)

Environmental improvement sections of Flood & Water Management Act implemented (07/12/2011)

Winter 2011 Gazette now available online (07/12/2011)

Localism Bill receives Royal Assent (25/11/2011)

Metal Theft Prevention Bill (17/11/2011)

Environment Agency appoints new Director of Flood and Coastal Risk Management (15/11/2011)

Public Sector Audit of Smaller Bodies Update (11/11/2011)

FCERM>11 Conference roundup (11/11/2011)

Public Bodies Bill – November Update (11/11/2011)

National Audit Office identifies the key challenges for ‘Flood Risk Management in England’ (10/11/2011)

Internal Drainage Board Consultation in Cumbria (08/11/2011)

Exercise Watermark report published (08/11/2011)

Conference 2011: Lord Taylor of Holbeach keynote address (08/11/2011)

Conference 2011: Professor Tim O’Riordan calls for drainage community to embrace natural systems (08/11/2011)

Conference 2011: Chairman’s Address by Henry Cator (07/11/2011)

Flooding discussed during Opposition Day Debate (27/10/2011)

Climate change adaptation and flood risk (25/10/2011)

Isle of Axholme Strategy’s preferred options revealed (20/10/2011)

Public Bodies Bill: IDBs debated in House of Commons (19/10/2011)

Boston’s flood barrier site announced (19/10/2011)

ADA Response to National Planning Policy Framework (17/10/2011)

Lord Taylor of Holbeach confirmed as speaker at ADA Conference (17/10/2011)

ADA Gazette now available online (10/10/2011)

The Robson Meeting 2012 (07/10/2011)

ADA Conference 2011 – October Update (07/10/2011)

Water Fern on the spread (06/10/2011)

IDB Reform Consultation – October update (06/10/2011)

Catchment based approach for implementing the WFD – an update (06/10/2011)

Name announced for Britain's new waterways charity (06/10/2011)

Temporary and demountable flood protection guidance published (06/10/2011)

Consultation on the future of the Severn Trent RFCC (06/10/2011)

Flood and Water Management Act receives 5th commencement order (06/10/2011)

IEEM guidance on the competencies for protected species surveys (06/10/2011)

Two new members join Defra's FRM team (06/10/2011)

ADA report highlights the importance to electricity supply of managing water levels (04/10/2011)

Tracking the Chinese Mitten Crab (27/09/2011)

Welsh Government Review of Internal Drainage Boards Wholly or Mainly in Wales (27/09/2011)

Lord Taylor of Holbeach announced as new Defra Minister (21/09/2011)

Job Vacancy: Witham 1st, 3rd, & Upper IDBs, Chief Executive and Clerk (12/09/2011)

Lincoln & District IDBs - interim management arrangements (08/09/2011)

Review of the Government's Pilot Property Flood Protection Grant Scheme published (02/09/2011)

Emergency planning success for Lincolnshire (02/09/2011)

Record breeding success for bittern (02/09/2011)

Jean Venables to present the Cator Lecture 2011 (02/09/2011)

New members appointed to ADA Committees (01/09/2011)

Call for new RFCC members (31/08/2011)

Foundation Degree available in River and Coastal Engineering (30/08/2011)

Professor Timothy O’Riordan to speak at ADA Conference 2011 (30/08/2011)

Environment Agency maps new FCERM schemes online (30/08/2011)

Flash flooding hits Bournemouth, Dorset (20/08/2011)

Torrential rain floods parts of Yorkshire (03/08/2011)

New guide for hydrology and hydraulics of pumped catchments, coming soon (02/08/2011)

Water White Paper – August Update (02/08/2011)

Government ’s new planning guidance could increase flood risk (02/08/2011)

Publication of Auditing and Accounts Reports for IDBs 2010/11 (01/08/2011)

New planning process proposed for major sewers (01/08/2011)

Defra Grant Funding Scheme for IDBs (01/08/2011)

The National Farmers Union launches water conservation survey (29/07/2011)

Differential Rating Orders – ADA Briefing Note (29/07/2011)

Chris Smith re-appointed as EA Chairman (25/07/2011)

Flood and Water Management Act receives 4th commencement order (19/07/2011)

Minister announces autumn consultation on IDB functions (19/07/2011)

ADA appointing new members to ADA committees (16/07/2011)

Committee on Climate Change recommends tighter controls on development in flood risk areas (16/07/2011)

Nature Improvement Areas competition launched (15/07/2011)

EA publish ‘Drought prospects for summer 2011’ (14/07/2011)

ADA moves to new offices (05/07/2011)

ADA responds to local public audit consultation (05/07/2011)

EA launch Hydropower Guidance Consultation (05/07/2011)

North Level District IDB to host 2013 ADA Demo (05/07/2011)

Drought update - June 2011 (30/06/2011)

ADA responds to waterways consultation (28/06/2011)

Haddenham Pumping Station opening (25/06/2011)

Parts of England officially in "drought conditions" (10/06/2011)

National Ecosystem Assessment findings published (09/06/2011)

Natural Environment White Paper published (09/06/2011)

EA Dredging Pilot Studies Report published (08/06/2011)

Flood defences set for green investment bank cash (03/06/2011)

Drought update – May 2011 (01/06/2011)

Public Bodies Bill and legislative changes to IDBs - June 2011 update (01/06/2011)

Flood insurance working groups publish interim report (01/06/2011)

Job Vacancy: Peterborough City Council, Senior Engineer (Drainage) (01/06/2011)

Ancholme IDB seek management and specialist services provider (01/06/2011)

US Engineers battle sand boils as flood waters recede (01/06/2011)

National FCERM Strategy for England laid before Parliament (01/06/2011)

Statutory guidance on co-operation between Flood Risk Authorities published (01/06/2011)

Defra releases new policy for funding flood risk projects (31/05/2011)

ICE report highlights need for Government flood funding to protect infrastructure (20/05/2011)

Fen Management Handbook published (13/05/2011)

Mississippi River levees breeched to save US towns from flooding threat (06/05/2011)

CIWEM criticises abolition of Environment Agency statutory advisory committees (06/05/2011)

Dry April raises drought concerns (02/05/2011)

Flood warning sirens presented to IDB exhibitions (01/05/2011)

Defra anticipate savings of £225,000 from changes to IDBs function (28/04/2011)

Job Vacancy: Beverley and North Holderness IDB, Engineer (27/04/2011)

New St Germans Pumping Station officially opens (21/04/2011)

Environment Agency small catchment hydrology project (19/04/2011)

Caroline Spelman announces investment in England’s rivers (18/04/2011)

Public Bodies Bill – April 2011 update (18/04/2011)

Flood and Water Management Act receives 3rd commencement order (07/04/2011)

New catchment management approach announced for WFD (06/04/2011)

Minister launches campaign to halt the Spread of Invasive Species (04/04/2011)

Consultation on the future of state-owned inland waterways (03/04/2011)

Internal Drainage Board amalgamations - April 2011 (02/04/2011)

Keeping the Country Running: Natural Hazards and Infrastructure (17/03/2011)

Lords debate Internal Drainage Boards inclusion in Public Bodies Bill (11/03/2011)

Emergency Flood Response Plans for IDBs (02/03/2011)

Hydropower schemes set to rise? (02/03/2011)

Environment Agency working to develop new FCERM Asset Management System (02/03/2011)

Schedule 7 axed from Public Bodies Bill (01/03/2011)

New invasive plants report casts fresh concerns for freshwater systems (28/02/2011)

Environment Agency navigations set to move to new waterway charity in 2015 (28/02/2011)

Restoration work on River Nar gets underway (28/02/2011)

Natural England publishes Standing Advice for protected species (23/02/2011)

ADA Local Authority Seminar 2011 (Peterborough, Thursday 31 March) (23/02/2011)

Nature papers link climate change with increased flood risk (23/02/2011)

Severn Estuary Flood Risk Management Strategy published (22/02/2011)

National FCERM Strategy and Future Funding consultations - ADA responses published (17/02/2011)

CLG consulting on revisions and consolidation of Accounts and Audit Regulations 2003 (04/02/2011)

The Robson Meeting 2011 (04/02/2011)

ADA and Environment Agency begin project to develop guidance for setting up new IDBs (02/02/2011)

British Standard for Assessing and managing flood risk in development open for consultation (02/02/2011)

First reports published under the Climate Change Act 2008 (02/02/2011)

Government’s proposed sale of public forest may increase flood risk (27/01/2011)

ADA’s Chairman meets Environment Minister (25/01/2011)

Human Rights Committee expresses concern Public Bodies Bill may undermine Parliament's scrutiny role (24/01/2011)

Job Vacancy: Lindsey Marsh Drainage Board, Planning and Bylaw Officer (21/01/2011)

Isle of Axholme Flood Risk Management Strategy options consultation begins (18/01/2011)

Job Vacancy: Middle Level Commissioners, Assistant Treasurer (14/01/2011)

Public Bodies Bill heavily criticised by House of Commons Select Committee (07/01/2011)

EFRA Committee publishes flood and water management report (04/01/2011)

Recent updates to the EA’s Flood Warning Service (21/12/2010)

New consultation on schemes of membership for RFCCs (21/12/2010)

Defra confirms budget allocations (21/12/2010)

ADA publishes guidance for IDBs on waste exemptions (17/12/2010)

Decision delayed to privatise helicopter fleet vital during Cumbria and 2007 floods (17/12/2010)

Audit Commission proposes a ‘new approach’ to value for money audit (16/12/2010)

Local Government funding settlements announced (15/12/2010)

Job Vacancy: North Level District IDB, Finance Officer (14/12/2010)

Guidance on drying out flood damaged buildings published (13/12/2010)

Operator dies as Crane falls in Cambridgeshire main drain (10/12/2010)

Otter activity caught on camera in Middle level, Cambridgeshire (07/12/2010)

Secretary of State visits Boston IDBs (02/12/2010)

Flooding in Cornwall (01/12/2010)

Second Lords Committee criticises Public Bodies Bill (29/11/2010)

Total Environment pilot project receives go ahead (26/11/2010)

National FCERM Strategy consultation launched (25/11/2010)

Defra proposes changes to capital grant in aid for flood risk management (25/11/2010)

Public Bodies Bill undergoes 2nd reading (16/11/2010)

Constitution Committee criticises Public Bodies Bill (16/11/2010)

Richard Benyon MP provides evidence to EFRA inquiry (15/11/2010)

Public Bodies Bill introduced to Parliament (01/11/2010)

Invasive Shrimp Briefing Note (29/10/2010)

National Infrastructure Plan 2010 (29/10/2010)

Eels: Trying to halt the decline (28/10/2010)

Climate Change threat to UK rail network illustrates the importance of drainage maintenance (22/10/2010)

Defra's Departmental Spending Limit announced (2010-2015) (21/10/2010)

Severn barrage tidal energy scheme scrapped (18/10/2010)

Environment Agency and Natural England to undergo ‘radical and comprehensive’ reform (18/10/2010)

British Waterways to become a charitable body (18/10/2010)

Reforms proposed for Internal Drainage Boards (15/10/2010)

River Thames wins the International Theiss River Prize (13/10/2010)

Environment Agency preparing protocol for Uneconomic Flood Defences (08/10/2010)

EFRA Committee announces Oral Evidence Sessions (08/10/2010)

Deadline for responses to Natural Environment White Paper nears (08/10/2010)

Exercise Watermark announced (01/10/2010)

Flood and Water Management Act 2010 Implementation (29/09/2010)

ADA Business Plan 2010-2013 (27/09/2010)

Independent review of England's wildlife sites published (25/09/2010)

Defra's Quangos (25/09/2010)

ADA & Natural England celebrate Biodiversity Competition winners (23/09/2010)

Water White Paper Announced (09/09/2010)

Job Vacancy - Welland & Deepings IDB (Chief Executive) (17/06/2010)

ADA Chief Executive Jean Venables honoured with a CBE (17/06/2010)

Anne McIntosh MP elected to chair Efra Select Committee (14/06/2010)

First Internal Drainage Board Amalgamation Process Workshop held in York (04/06/2010)

ADA Northern Branch focuses on Flood and Water Management Act (04/06/2010)

ADA Committees publish May 2010 meeting minutes (04/06/2010)

ADA and Natural England launch the IDB Biodiversity Competition 2010 (02/04/2010)

ADA Photographic Competition 2010 - closing date 5 July 2010 (27/03/2010)

ADA Local Authority Seminar Presentations 2010 (26/03/2010)

ADA Committees publish Spring 2010 meeting minutes (28/02/2010)

EUWMA Bordeaux Declaration Signed (19/02/2010)

Job Vacancy - River Maintenance Supervisor - Salary: £26,000 - £29,000 (depending on experience) plus vehicle (14/01/2010)

Vision for Internal Drainage Boards published (13/12/2009)

ADA and WCP publish new biodiversity guidance (13/12/2009)

ADA Conference 2009 Speakers Presentations Now Online (17/09/2009)

ADA Reponds to Draft Flood and Water Management Bill Consultation Paper (21/07/2009)

Draft Flood and Water Management Bill Update - IDB Workshop (11/05/2009) Outcomes (26/05/2009)

New concerns with the Government’s Environmental Permitting Programme (15/05/2009)

Consultation on Draft Flood and Water Management Bill (01/05/2009)

ADA Responds to First stage of Severn Tidal Power Consultation (01/05/2009)

Towards a National Flood Emergency Framework (01/05/2009)

New plans proposed to address the passage of fish (01/05/2009)

ADA responds to Defra’s Draft Water Body Condition Classification (30/12/2008)

Job Vacancy – Ely Group of IDBs (Working Foreman) (18/12/2008)

Robson Meeting 2009 - Aquatic Plant Management (17/12/2008)

Job Vacancy - Witham Fourth District IDB (Chief Executive and Finance Officer) (09/11/2008)

ADA calls for re-evaluation of legislation considering dredged material as waste (30/10/2008)

Drainage Channel Biodiversity Manual Launched (23/10/2008)

The Proposed Floods & Water Bill – October update (23/10/2008)

Catchment 08 – a BIG Thank You (09/10/2008)

Pitt Review publishes final report (07/07/2008)

Job Vacancies - Bedford Group of IDBs (Technician/Engineer and Assistant Works Supervisor) (04/07/2008)

ADA Photographic Competition 2008 (05/06/2008)

Formation of the Lower Aire and Don Consortia of Drainage Boards (22/05/2008)

All change at the Environment Agency (22/05/2008)

Job Vacancies - Caldicot & Wentlooge Levels IDB (Assistant Engineer and GIS Officer/Rating) (07/04/2008)

Moving Forwards with Defra's 'Rationale for Proposed Sub-catchment Internal Drainage Boards' (07/04/2008)

Job Vacancy - York Consortium of IDBs (Engineering Assistant) (07/04/2008)

ADA publishes Response to the Pitt Review Interim Report (21/03/2008)

Defra Updates Feb 08 - Future Water Strategy, Surface Water Drainage Consultation & IDB Review (11/02/2008)

Job Vacancy - Lindsey Marsh Drainage Board (Strategic and New Works Engineer) (18/01/2008)

Job Vacancy - Lindsey Marsh Drainage Board (Finance Officer) (18/01/2008)

Summer Flooding 2007 Inquiries (04/01/2008)

Job Vacancy - Lower Severn (2005) IDB (Civil Engineer to the Board) (17/12/2007)

Job Vacancy - Upper Witham IDB (Land Drainage Engineer) (10/12/2007)

AINA Conference & AGM (13/09/2007)

Job Vacancy - York Consortium of IDBs (Clerk) (20/08/2007)

Summer Floods 2007 Publicity (01/08/2007)

Job Vacancy - Newark Area IDB (Assistant Engineer) (13/07/2007)

Boat Masters Licence (24/05/2007)

Job Vacancy - York Consortium of IDBs (Engineering Assistant) (11/05/2007)

ADA's Technical Library Index (03/08/2006)

Draft Practitioners' Guide to Governance and Accountability in Internal Drainage Boards in England (14/07/2006)

Introduction of LA/IDB Liaison Unit (06/07/2006)