Environment Agency

1.	Name and address of organisation	ENVIRONMENT AGENCY Hampshire and Isle of Wight Area Office Colvedene Court Wessex Business Park Wessex Way Colden Common Hampshire SO21 1WP Tel. No. (01962) 713267 Fax No. (01962) 841573
2.	Main contacts	Lawrence Talks, Area Fisheries, Ecology and Recreation Manager David Lowthion, Principal Scientist, Water Quality Tim Kermode, Area Flood Defence Manager Judith Beard, Conservation Officer
3.	Type of organisation	Environmental protection, regulation and improvement encompassing water, land and aspects of air quality. Our vision is for a better environment in England and Wales for present and future generations. The Agency is a Non-Departmental Public Body sponsored by DETR, MAFF and Welsh Office which provide the policy framework within which we operate across England and Wales. The Agency’s principal functions are pollution prevention and control, water resources, flood defence, fisheries, conservation, navigation and recreation. Pollution control and fisheries (migratory fish only) responsibilities extend to 3 and 6 nautical miles from the coast.
4.	Terms of reference	The Agency’s principal aim as defined in Section 4 of the Environment Act 1995 is: ‘In discharging its functions so to protect or enhance the environment taken as a whole, as to make the contribution towards attaining the objective of achieving sustainable development that Ministers consider appropriate.’ The legislation enforced by the Agency includes all or parts of the following Acts: Environment Act, 1995 Contol of Pollution Act ,1974 Environmental Protection Act, 1990 Radioactive Substances Act, 1993 Water Act, 1989 Water Resources Act, 1991 Water Industry Act, 1991 Land Drainage Act, 1991 Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975 Disease of Fish Act, 1983 Salmon Act, 1986 Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981 Health and Safety at Work Act, 1990 Police and Criminal Evidence Act, 1984 Conservation and Natural Habitats Regulations, 1994 The Agency has been designated as a competent authority for some thirty EC Environmental Directives by Government.
5.	Membership	The Area Manager is advised by local committees namely the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Area Environment Groups and the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Flood Defence Committees.
6.	Geographical Area	The Area Office covers Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and the Solent.
7.	Publications	A large number of publications are available. Please contact Glen Orman, Area Business Services Officer, for details. Tel. 01962 713267.


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