Water Pollution
Telephone the Environment Agency: 0800 80 70 60
OR
Thames Water (Operations): 0845 9200 800
General Information
The Environment Agency has information concerning water quality and legilsation, including guidelines for businesses, covering most aspects of water pollution. Topics include:
- Water industry planning
- Water quality
- Diffuse Water Pollution
- Environmental Quality Standards
- Controlling point source discharges
- Water pollution incidents 1999
- Managing aquatic eutrophication
- Groundwater
- What's in your backyard? - Their environmental data on local areas.
Pollution Prevention Guidelines (PPGs), produced by the Environment Agency, are practical documents, with relevant contact information. Examples include:
- General guide to the prevention of water pollution
- Storage and disposal of used oils (Further information on Oil Pollution)
NetRegs has provided Management Guidelines on Pollution of Controlled Waters and Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control for small businesses.
Envirowise has pages on water and effluent. This has links to relevant free guides and reference notes, including:
These can be downloaded or sent to you (Telephone 0800 585794). Envirowise also run the Effluent Club.Local Information
Thames Water is the water utility company covering all of Oxfordshire. For general enquiries, Telephone: 0845 9200 800. For water testing, contact the: Water Quality Centre (part of Thames Water), Telephone 01189 236222. Services may be free or priced, depending on the reasons for testing.
Check the pollution levels in your area: Information on three different services to find out about water (and other) pollution around your premises.
