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Reservoir safety reform programme

Work of the Environment Agency to carry out the reservoir safety reform programme.

From:
Environment Agency
Published
9 April 2025
Last updated
24 March 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

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Reservoir safety reform programme

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We are developing and carrying out the reservoir safety reform programme. This is in response to the recommendations set out in the Independent Reservoir Safety Review Report.  

The reservoir safety reform programme will be carried out in a phased way over several years. The work involves:

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
  • Environment Agency
  • Welsh Government
  • Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

You can read about the latest updates on our plans and progress on our information page.

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Published 9 April 2025
Last updated 24 March 2026 href="#full-history">+ show all updates

  1. Removed 'devolved administrations' section, added the number of reservoirs in Wales and updated number of people potentially at risk, plus some updates to text to improve readability.

  2. First published.

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Update history

2026-03-24 09:52
Removed ‘devolved administrations’ section, added the number of reservoirs in Wales and updated number of people potentially at risk, plus some updates to text to improve readability.

2025-04-09 13:50
First published.