Environment Agency
The Environment Agency has area and regional offices throughout England and Wales and telephoning 08708 506506 will connect you to your local office.
Jurisdiction of the Environment Agency
Waste and Special Waste legislation
Integrated Pollution Control
Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control
Water Pollution
Groundwater Pollution
Contaminated land
Packaging legislation
Radioactive Substances
The Environment Agency's enforcement and prosecution policy may be downloaded.
It is envisaged that all local authorities in this region will adopt this
or a similar enforcement policy.
Water Companies and Authorities
Local water companies have a number of duties relating to water supplies and sewerage but they also hold powers to control and police discharges of trade effluent to foul drains under the Water Industry Act. Water company trade effluent officers are responsible for implementing these powers and may be contacted through each company's main switchboard.
Local Authorities
Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) and Pollution Control Officers (PCOs) are responsible for administering, policing and enforcing the environmental legislation that comes under the jurisdiction of local authorities. EHOs and PCOs have a number of duties to perform and may be found in departments with a variety of different names. We have tried to assist you make your first contact with your local authority with the links list to the right of this page..
Some of the pollution control issues that fall within the jurisdiction
of local authorities include:
Local Air Pollution Control
Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control
Clean Air
Contaminated land
Statutory Nuisance including noise
To adopt a power a local authority must minute their decision to adopt after careful consideration in open Council.