Latest South West Region news...
- AGENCY HELPS TOP ARTIST CAPTURE THE TAMAR AND ITS WILDLIFE ON CANVAS
| 26/08/2008 |
One of England’s most successful painters has drawn inspiration for part of his latest exhibition from the Environment Agency’s fisheries and ecological monitoring work on the River Tamar. ...
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- WATER COMPANY PROSECUTED FOR SEWAGE SPILL
| 20/08/2008 |
South West Water has been ordered to pay £11,875 in fines and costs after sewage overflowed from a North Devon pumping station into a tributary of the River Taw. The case was brought by the Environ...
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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.
