Water Pollution

To report a water pollution incident:
Telephone the Environment Agency: 0800 80 70 60
OR Thames Water (Operations): 0845 9200 800

General Information
Local Oxfordshire Information

General Information

NetRegs has information concerning water pollution and the law, including "guidelines for businesses" covering most aspects of water pollution, with links to definitions and relevant legislation. 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

Envirowise has pages on water pollution and saving (look under "topics"). This has links to relevant free guides and reference notes, including:
"Choosing cost-effective pollution control"
"Direct discharges to controlled waters"
These can be downloaded or sent to you (Telephone 0800 585794).
Water Pollution information on this site includes:

• Benchmarking
• Case Studies
• FAQs
• Guides
• News

Pollution Prevention Guidelines (PPGs) This is a list of the PPGs, with links to them - these are generally helpful, practical documents, with relevant contact information. Examples include:http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/landquality/
- General guide to the prevention of water pollution
- Storage and disposal of used oils

Groundwater and Contaminated Land Issues is a series of information pages within the Environment Agency site, with background information, explanations and definitions.

The Environment Agency also has a series of free leaflets, including:
- Introduction to the Groundwater Regulations
- Chemical pollution and how to avoid it
- Follow the oil care code and Oil care at work
- Pollution prevention pays
- Solvent pollution and how to avoid it
To obtain copies, Telephone: 01491 828511

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 premesis.

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