The Environmental Protection Department officers are based at Howard Davis Farm.

For more information see here.

The Department carries out the following functions:

Air quality monitoring and pollution

• Air pollution and your health
• Air quality monitoring
• Indoor air pollution

Controlling problem species in the environment

• Colorado beetle
• Japanese knotweed
• Plant health control
• Processionary moth
• Ragwort

Environmental grants

• Countryside enhancement funding
• Ecology Trust Fund
• Gerard Le Claire Environmental Trust
• Single Area Payment

Get involved with green initiatives

• Conservation volunteering
• Eco-Active biodiversity championship scheme
• Report your wildlife sightings

Protecting land environments

• Farming and the environment
• Land contamination
• Safeguarding species and habitats
• Sites of special interest (SSIs)

Protecting our sea water and coast

• Integrated coastal zone management strategy
• Marine environment, fish and shellfish
• Protected coastlines (Ramsar)
• Sea water monitoring
• Tips for preventing water pollution on your boat

Protecting water environments

• Freshwater species monitoring
• Groundwater monitoring
• Private water supplies, registration and licences
• Reporting water pollution and applying for discharge permits
• Sea water monitoring
• Surface water monitoring

Respecting the environment

• Countryside code
• Dogs and horses on beaches
• Proud of you (for picking up my poo) campaign