Environment Agency

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Environment Agency

Environment Agency logo
Abbreviation	EA
Formation	1 April 1996
Type	Non-departmental public body
Legal status	Government agency
Purpose	Environmental protection and regulation in England
Headquarters	Horizon House, Deanery Road, Bristol
Chairman	Alan Lovell
Chief Executive	Philip Duffy
Affiliations	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Website	www.gov.uk/ea

The Environment Agency (EA) is a non-departmental public body, established in 1996 and sponsored by the United Kingdom government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with responsibilities relating to the protection and enhancement of the environment in England (and until 2013 also Wales).

Based in Bristol, the Environment Agency is responsible for flood management, waste management, regulating land and water pollution, and conservation.^[1]