Environment Agency for England and Wales

Environment Agency (1997) Use category document— metal finishing. Report prepared by the Building Research Establishment, Watford, for the Environment Agency for England and Wales. 

Environment Agency (2006). Performance standard for laboratories undertaking chemical testing of soil, March 2006, version 3. Environment Agency for England and Wales. 

The 1995 Environment Act established the Environment Agency for England and Wales and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, and sets out all provisions for the transfer arrangements of existing legislation. 

We acknowledge financial support from the Sixth Framework Programme of the European Union (Contract SSPI-CT-2003-502492 http //www.swift-wfd.com). We also thank the Environment Agency of England and Wales, the City of Mulhouse, Alsace, France and RIZA, The Netherlands for their generous assistance in helping to facilitate the different field trials In addition we thank all the partners in the SWIFT-WFD consortium who carried out the field and reference measurements. 

The Water Resources Act (WRA) 1991 provides for the regulating authority, the Environment Agency in England and Wales, to issue consents that include information on the composition of the discharge, volume, concentration and total amount of substances that can be released. Conditions vary on the use of the receiving watercourse but must ensure no deterioration in water quality. Registers of information are kept and are freely available to the public. The Water Industry Act... 

For further information on publications relevant to the Environment Agency of England and Wales contaminated land research (CLR) R D programme, see page 22. 

A great effort of monitoring programs is focused in the surveillance of pesticide levels in surface waters. During 1997 a total number of 1419 sites were monitored for pesticides by the Environment Agency in England and Wales. Considering the 163 individual pesticides analysed in surface water, 58% were detected above 0.1 pg/1 on at least one occasion in 1997, while 22% were detected below the 0.1 pg/1 level and 20% were never detected. Isopromron, mecoprop, diuron and MCPA exceeded the MAC level most frequendy (Table 4). 

Tlie Environment Agencies of England and Wales (EA) and the Environment Protection Agency of Scotland (SEPA) were established by the Environment Act 1995 and now have responsibility for waste regulation. 

The seed certification authority for England and Wales is the Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA) whose functions are delegated to NIAB at Cambridge. Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA) and the Potatoes, Plant... 

NRA (national RIVERS AUTHORITY) The National Rivers Authority were the body responsible for the management of water resources and the control of water pollution in England and Wales. They are now part of the Environment Agency. 

IPPC is based on EC directive 96/61 and is the successor to the UK Integrated Pollution Control Act (IPCA), the important difference being the prevention aspect. In England and Wales the EA is responsible for the implementation of IPPC (Scottish Environment Protection Agency in Scotland). In summary, the aims of IPPC may be expressed as ... 

Standing Committee of Analysts (2003) Pre-treatment of Contaminated Land Samples for Chemical Analysis, Standing Committee of Analysts, Environment Agency England and Wales. 

Environment Agency (2004) Groundwater quality a framework for improved monitoring, Environment Agency - England and Wales, available at http //www.environment-agency/gv.uk/publications. 

Environment Agency (2005d) Guidance on monitoring MET and other pretreatment processes for the landfill allowances schemes (England and Wales). August 2005. Environment Agency, Bristol, UK. 

Environment Agency (EA) A non-departmental public body that is responsible for the protection of the environment in England and Wales. Its primary role is to protect and improve the environment by being an enviromnental regulator to protect and regulate activities that can cause harmful pollution. See sepa. 

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