How to spot and report water pollution

Consumer expert, Holly Hamilton

On Morning Live on Friday 12th June, consumer expert Holly Hamilton discussed the pollution affecting the UK's rivers, lakes and seas, including how to spot it and report it.

If you spot signs of water pollution, then you can report this to the environment regulation authority in your nation.

In England, the relevant body is the Environment Agency (EA) and you can report environmental incidents to it on the hotline number listed below, or by visiting this link.

Environment Agency 24-hour incident hotline: 0800 80 70 60

In Wales, the relevant authority is Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru / Natural Resources Wales and you can report environmental incidents to it on the hotline number listed below, or by visiting this link.

Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru / Natural Resources Wales 24-hour incident service: 0300 065 3000

In Scotland you can report pollution to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA).

You can call SEPA's 24-hour pollution hotline on 0800 80 70 60, or you can report an environmental event online by visiting this link.

In Northern Ireland you can report pollution to the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA). You can do this via the incident hotline on 0800 80 70 60 which is available 24 hours a day.

For pollution issues that are not urgent and do not need immediate attention you can email NIEA on emergency-pollution@daera-ni.gov.uk.

When reporting incidents try to take photos or videos if possible, and use a precise date, time and location. For an accurate location you use a free app called what3words, which assigns a unique combination of three words to every 3 metre square on the planet. You can find the link to that here.