Latest South West Region news...
- PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL FINED AFTER SEWAGE ESCAPES FROM PUMPING STATION
| 13/05/2008 |
Plymouth City Council was today ordered to pay £3,222 in fines and costs after a small stream near Ivybridge was polluted with sewage. The case was brought by the Environment Agency. On Ju...
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- POLLUTION-HIT RIVER RE-STOCKED WITH FISH
| 12/05/2008 |
The Environment Agency has teamed up with a Hampshire trout fishery to re-stock a section of the River Stour in Dorset after the local fish population was virtually wiped out by pollution. ...
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South West Region Information
The environment of the South West is one of the richest in the UK, with over 60% of the UK's Heritage Coast, almost half the UK's designated bathing waters, and high proportions of the UK's rarest and most endangered habitats (for instance, 57% of the UK's flower rich meadows). Five million people live in the region and over 15 million visitors are drawn here annually by its natural, built and cultural heritage. So the region's environment is vital not just for its own sake, but because of the contribution it makes to the economy and overall quality of life in the South West.
The region covers Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire and most of Wiltshire. Our environmental priorities include flooding, soils and run-off, and waste.
We often work in partnership with others, to tackle these and other issues - our contribution to the Environment Agency's vision of a healthy, rich and diverse environment for present and future generations.
