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Environment Agency monitoring of the South West's largest abstractor

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A pontoon at Gothers Pit.

Mark Pilcher, Land and Water team leader in West Cornwall, talks about our demanding work to inspect one of the largest abstractors of water in the south-west.  The Environment Agency (EA) is responsible for regulating water in England - its …

Environment Officer Joseph Holder explains how weekly beach walkovers and inspections are helping to improve Weston-super-Mare’s bathing water quality

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EA are using drones in Weston-Super Mare

  The Environment Agency conducts weekly sampling during the bathing water season, which spans from May to September. Across the UK, there are 424 designated bathing water sites, 49 of these sit within Wessex. Each one of these sites is …

Working with DVSA to put the brakes on waste criminals

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In his role as a Waste Crime Engagement Specialist, it’s Stuart Hoyle's job to identify and forge working relationships with other organisations that can help us shut down waste criminals for good. Working with partners brings additional powers and resources …

Radioactivity in food and the environment

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Oldbury nuclear site (EA-owned photo)

We’ve just published our annual report about radioactivity in food and the environment. Our radiation specialist Becca Williams shares the headlines from our monitoring and assessment work and talks about how artificial radioactivity gets into the environment. Headlines Radioactivity in …

Supporting the Siting Process for a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF)

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Simple infographic illustrating regulation of a Geological disposal facility

Dr Candida Lean, a Nuclear Waste Assessor at the Environment Agency, reports on our work in Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire, to share information with communities about the regulation of a geological disposal facility. Geological disposal – Why do we need a GDF? …