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As part of further efforts by the Environment Agency to try to curb water pollution, it has introduced a new water monitoring app named Blueprint. The app uses both Environment Agency pollution data, such as pollution risk, as well as allowing the public to input data of local waterways, like water quality, and whether users can see signs of pollution. The app uses geolocation to track and manage data. Blueprint's launch supplements the agency's double-down in enforcement ove

As part of its growing effort to tackle the damaging impacts of water pollution, the Environment Agency has expanded its enforcement team to its largest ever workforce. The agency has doubled down on enforcement officers, lawyers, and investigators to expand its power to hold those who pollute UK waters accountable. The fivefold increase in personnel has, according to the Environment Agency, led to better performance and an increase in inspections to record levels, resulting