▁– ▁to ▁make ▁sure ▁that ▁their ▁work ▁did ▁not ▁damage ▁the ▁environment . ▁ ▁Where ▁people ▁and ▁business es ▁needed ▁to ▁take ▁water ▁for ▁drink ing , ▁industry ▁and ▁ir rig ation , ▁Environment ▁Agency ▁Wales ▁ens ured ▁that ▁they ▁did ▁so ▁without ▁dam aging ▁the ▁environment . ▁To ▁do ▁this , ▁Environment ▁Agency ▁Wales ▁gave ▁advice ▁and ▁issued ▁perm its , ▁author is ations ▁and ▁cons ents ▁to ▁business es ▁that ▁comp lied ▁with ▁legisl ative ▁requirements . ▁ ▁When ▁poll ution ▁occurred , ▁Environment ▁Agency ▁Wales ▁worked ▁to ▁minim ise ▁any ▁environmental ▁damage , ▁identify ▁the ▁source ▁and ▁stop ▁any ▁further ▁poll ution . ▁If ▁business es ▁failed ▁to ▁comp ly ▁with ▁their ▁perm its , ▁and ▁poll ution ▁occurred , ▁Environment ▁Agency ▁Wales ▁took ▁enfor cement ▁action ▁against ▁them , ▁including ▁pro sec ution ▁on ▁occasion . ▁Environment ▁Agency ▁Wales ▁also ▁led ▁on ▁dealing ▁with ▁serious ▁waste ▁crime ▁which ▁is ▁often ▁organ ised , ▁large - scale ▁and ▁prof itable . ▁Prior ity ▁waste ▁crime ▁types ▁include ▁large - scale ▁illegal ▁dump ing , ▁illegal ▁waste ▁sites ▁and ▁illegal ▁exports ▁of ▁waste . ▁It ▁also ▁de alt ▁with ▁high ▁risk ▁activities ▁such ▁as ▁illegal ▁dispos al ▁of ▁was tes , ▁where ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁actual ▁or ▁im min ent ▁threat ▁of ▁significant ▁flo oding ▁or ▁poll ution . ▁ ▁Work ▁with ▁people ▁and ▁communities ▁to ▁create ▁better ▁places ▁ ▁Environment ▁Agency ▁Wales ▁created ▁and ▁improved ▁habit ats ▁for ▁fish ▁and ▁other ▁water - based ▁wild life ▁such ▁as ▁sal mon