▁and ▁helped ▁species ▁that ▁were ▁at ▁risk , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁fresh water ▁p ear l ▁muss el . ▁It ▁also ▁managed ▁lic ences ▁for ▁fish ing ▁and ▁navigation , ▁so ▁that ▁people ▁in ▁Wales ▁– ▁and ▁people ▁visit ing ▁Wales ▁– ▁could ▁enjoy ▁the ▁water ▁environment . ▁ ▁Work ▁with ▁business es ▁and ▁other ▁organis ations ▁to ▁use ▁resources ▁wis ely ▁ ▁Environment ▁Agency ▁Wales ▁lic ensed ▁water ▁abstra ctions ▁from ▁ground water , ▁rivers ▁and ▁la kes ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁people ▁and ▁business ▁were ▁met ▁whilst ▁protect ing ▁the ▁environment ▁and ▁wild life . ▁It ▁also ▁reg ulated ▁waste ▁management ▁facilities , ▁such ▁as ▁land fill ▁sites ▁or ▁large ▁comp ost ing ▁facilities , ▁ ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁cause ▁environmental ▁damage ▁and ▁monitor ed ▁the ▁Land fill ▁Allow ances ▁Sch eme ▁to ▁track ▁how ▁waste ▁is ▁managed ▁in ▁Wales . ▁ ▁Acc red itation ▁▁▁▁ ▁For ▁the ▁fourth ▁year ▁running , ▁Stone wall ▁C ym ru , ▁named ▁Environment ▁Agency ▁Wales ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁place ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁Wales ▁for ▁les bian , ▁gay ▁and ▁bis ex ual ▁people ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Environment ▁Agency ▁Wales ▁was ▁acc red ited ▁to ▁both ▁the ▁ISO ▁ 1 4 0 0 1 ▁and ▁E MA S ▁environmental ▁management ▁standard . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁Wel sh ▁Government ▁Public ▁body , ▁Environment ▁Agency ▁Wales ▁had ▁to ▁provide ▁its ▁services ▁within ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁political ▁boundary ▁( its ▁public ▁facing ▁boundary ) ▁in ▁Wel sh ▁as