Water Pollution

The Environment Agency is responsible for maintaining or improving the quality of fresh, marine, surface and underground water in England and Wales.

The aim is to prevent or reduce the risk of water pollution wherever possible, and to ensure that it gets cleaned up if pollution occurs that might lead to effects on ecosystems and or people.

More information about water pollution

To complain about the quality of a water course and to report a pollution incident you can ring the Environment Agency on their 'Pollution Hotline' 0800 807060.