Environmental Protection

 

 

Environmental Protection has nine main areas of work:

• Pollution Control and Regulation involves responding to pollution incidents, initiating remedial measures and taking appropriate enforcement action under the Water Pollution (Jersey) Law, 2000.
• Pollution Prevention is about increasing public awareness of water pollution and water resources issues that exist at a local and global level. It also involves making recommendations that appropriate action is taken to minimise the risk of pollution of the Island’s aquatic environment.
• Water Resource Management is about ensuring that management of the Island’s water resources is environmentally and economically sustainable, providing the right amount of water for people, agriculture, commerce and industry and the development of appropriate water resources legislation.  The Water Resources (Jersey) Law, 2007 was adopted by The States of Jersey in June 2007.  It is anticipated that an Appointed Day Act, to allow the legislation to be brought into force, will be presented to The States of Jersey later this year.
• Monitoring the Aquatic Environment involves measuring the quality and quantity of the Island’s aquatic environment against prescribed water quality objectives on a regular basis and maintaining a central comprehensive public access database. Click on the links below to find out more about each monitoring programme.
  • Surface Water
    • Streams
    • Outfalls
  • Groundwater
    • quality
    • quantity
  • Bathing Water  
  • Biological Data          
• Drinking Water Regulation is the business of regulating Jersey Water under the Water (Jersey) Law, 1972 as amended, to ensure an adequate supply of wholesome water for domestic purposes.
• Waste Regulation involves developing and operating a control system under the provisions of the Basel Convention and the OECD Decision for the collection, movement, storage, treatment, export and disposal of wastes arising on the Island and the development and enforcement of appropriate waste management legislation.
• Pesticide Regulation is the business of addressing effectively the issues and concerns arising from modern agricultural practice, particularly with regard to the use of pesticides and fertilisers and their potential effect on the environment.  There is a requirement to monitor, audit, and promote compliance with the statutory requirements of the Pesticides (Jersey) Law 1991, the Water Pollution (Jersey) Law 2000, the Waste Management (Jersey) Law 2005, policies, codes of practice and other relevant industry standards.
• Plant Health Control is the business of helping to prevent the introduction of alien organisms harmful to indigenous plants and ecosystems, thus avoiding the widespread use of chemical treatments that would become necessary if quarantine pests became established in Jersey.
• Produce (Export) Control is the business of verifying the quality and labelling of perishable produce to attain the minimum requirements as dictated by EU and Jersey marketing standards, thus encouraging fair competition and facilitating trade.

For further information please contact

William Peggie
Assistant Director - Environmental Protection
Howard Davis Farm
Trinity
Jersey
JE4 8UF
email w.peggie@gov.je
Switchboard Tel 00 44 (0) 1534 441600

• Pollution hotline - If you observe or are involved in a pollution incident please call 709535