Report water pollution in England

Use this service to report water pollution in:

• rivers or the sea
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You cannot use this service to report rubbish in water. Report this to your local council.

Report water pollution by phone

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Environment Agency incident hotline
Telephone: 0800 80 70 60
24-hour service
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The Environment Agency will review your report and decide if any action is needed.

You will not get updates on your report.

Report other problems with your environment

How you report other environmental problems depends on the type of issue and where it is. You may have to report it to:

• the Environment Agency
• your local council
• your utilities company

Find out how to report an environmental incident.