▁water ▁resources ▁and ▁fresh water ▁fish eries ; ▁clean ing ▁up ▁rivers , ▁coast al ▁waters ▁and ▁cont amin ated ▁land ▁and ▁impro ving ▁wild life ▁habit ats . ▁ ▁By ▁influen cing ▁others ▁to ▁change ▁att itudes ▁and ▁behaviour , ▁it ▁aim ed ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁environment ▁cleaner ▁and ▁health ier ▁for ▁people ▁and ▁wild life . ▁ ▁Prior ities ▁ ▁Act ▁to ▁reduce ▁climate ▁change ▁and ▁its ▁consequences ▁ ▁Environment ▁Agency ▁Wales ▁managed ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁flo oding ▁from ▁rivers ▁and ▁the ▁sea ▁in ▁Wales . ▁To ▁do ▁this , ▁Environment ▁Agency ▁Wales ▁built , ▁maintained ▁and ▁operated ▁flo od ▁def ences ▁to ▁protect ▁people ▁and ▁property . ▁It ▁also ▁issued ▁flo od ▁warnings ▁and ▁works ▁with ▁communities ▁at ▁risk ▁of ▁flo oding ▁to ▁help ▁them ▁find ▁appropriate ▁solutions ▁to ▁flo od ▁risk ▁through ▁its ▁Flo od ▁A war eness ▁Wales ▁programme . ▁When ▁a ▁flo od ▁happened , ▁Environment ▁Agency ▁Wales ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁emer gency ▁services ▁and ▁local ▁authorities ▁to ▁minim ise ▁the ▁harm ▁to ▁people ▁and ▁damage ▁to ▁property . ▁ ▁Prote ct ▁and ▁improve ▁water , ▁land ▁and ▁air ▁ ▁Environment ▁Agency ▁Wales ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁ens uring ▁that ▁environmental ▁legisl ation ▁was ▁implemented ▁properly ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁and ▁UK ▁govern ments . ▁ ▁This ▁included ▁reg ulating ▁business es ▁such ▁as ▁power ▁stations , ▁chemical ▁fact ories , ▁metal ▁process ors , ▁waste ▁management ▁sites , ▁construction ▁industry , ▁food ▁and ▁drink ▁manufact ur ers , ▁far ms ▁and ▁the ▁water ▁industry