Pollution
Introduction
Pollution of land, air and water is mostly caused by man-made activities and can cause harm to people's health and the environment. The pollution can be in many forms, including gases given off to the atmosphere, noise, noxious waste buried in the ground, odours etc.
Our Responsibilities
North Devon Council plays a key role in measuring, controlling and, where possible, reducing pollution from a variety of man-made sources.
We can give advice to businesses and individuals. We also have some responsibility for enforcement. We are not the only enforcement authority, we can provide guidance on who may be able to investigate a problem if it is not ourselves.
The pages in this section deal with the citizen rights and responsibilities. We cover the main types of pollution.and what can be done about them.
Introduction
Pollution of land, air and water is mostly caused by man-made activities and can cause harm to people's health and the environment. The pollution can be in many forms, including gases given off to the atmosphere, noise, noxious waste buried in the ground, odours etc.
Our Responsibilities
North Devon Council plays a key role in measuring, controlling and, where possible, reducing pollution from a variety of man-made sources.
We can give advice to businesses and individuals. We also have some responsibility for enforcement. We are not the only enforcement authority, we can provide guidance on who may be able to investigate a problem if it is not ourselves.
The pages in this section deal with the citizen rights and responsibilities. We cover the main types of pollution.and what can be done about them.
- air pollution - the effects of pollution on air quality
- contaminated land - contaminated land and what can be done about it
- pest control - information on pests and what you can do about them
- water quality - advice on the quality of drinking water and bathing water
- drains and sewers - the important distinction between public and private responsibilities
- septic tanks - information on septic tanks and cesspools, law, advice, description
- environmental information - your rights on obtaining information on environmental issues
- nuisance - statutory and common law nuisance, bonfires, and noise nuisance, advice on taking legal action, our powers for enforcement
If
you are worried by, for example, noise, air pollution or contaminated land please contact us or enquiry
service.
To contact the Customer Service Centre:
Telephone: 01271 388870
For Typetalk: precede with 18001
Fax: 01271 388451
Email: customerservices@northdevon.gov.uk
Textphone (callers must have Typetalk compatible equipment; this number does not support voice communication or SMS): 01271 388786 (during our normal working hours)
Web form: send us a web enquiry
Our office hours are 8.30 am to 5.00 pm Monday to Friday.
For further information see the Environmental Health service contact page
