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The latest political, technical and promotional
developments in water conservation.


The launch of the Agency's
Flood Awareness Campaign
on 11th September 2000

We have an extensive R&D programme which supports our work.
This section has summary reports for last year's research.

Here are some of the ways that we are striving to assure a better
quality of life for everyone, now and for generations to come.

Here we examine the issues affecting our valuable groundwater resources
and the problems of land contamination.

Millennium Project: 2000, the
year of the environment - Visit our environment Festivals, rise
to the environmental Challenge or take the Experience at the Dome
site.
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This section, written by our field staff,
considers some of the major issues facing the
environment in Wales.

Achieving
the Quality - The Environment Agency's view of the benefits
to the environment of water company investment over the next five
years
Conservation,
Access and Recreation report - a snapshot of the Environment
Agency's activities in relation to conservation, recreation, navigation
and fisheries
Spotlight
on business environmental performance - 1999
- The environmental performance
of industry
Sea
Pollution Offences Review
- Agency response to DETR consultation
Severn Bore and Trent Aegir - viewing times for the Severn Bore and
Trent Aegir
Waste
Minimisation and the
Agency
- The vision of
the Environment Agency is to create a better
environment in England and Wales for present and
future generations. Waste minimisation is central
to the achievement of this goal.
Tyres
in the Environment
- An assessment of the impact
of using car and lorry tyres on the environment.
Endocrine-Disrupting
Substances
in the environment. Natural and man-made chemicals
are thought to be affecting hormone systems in
wildlife.
Managing
Aquatic Eutrophication
- how we plan to combat the impact of nutrient enrichment (eg algal
blooms) in our water environment.
Decisions
on Radioactive Discharges from AWE
- Authorisation
to dispose of Radioactive wastes from the AWE at Aldermaston and
Burghfield
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