In this section you will find information on:
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Air quality in Gateshead and how it is monitored;
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Contaminated land;
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Noise pollution;
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Water pollution;
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Environmental Permits.
The council is responsible for issuing and enforcing permit's for industrial processes to ensure they meet current emission standards for prescribed substances.
All permits are entered in the Public Register which also includes details of the processes in the council's area which are authorised by the Environment Agency under integrated pollution control requirements.
Environmental protection legislation also enables the council to deal with statutory nuisances and conditions which may present a threat to public health. Problems which can be tackled under these wide ranging powers include dust fumes, steam smells from trade/business premises, accumulations and deposits of waste/noxious refuse, animals kept so as to cause nuisance, premises in an unsanitary state.