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<p>In England, the Environment Agency regulates operational and closed landfills through
environmental permits to ensure a high standard of protection for people and the environment.
Permits require the site operator to design, build and manage their sites to minimise
or prevent the uncontrolled emission of pollutants on a site by site basis. If the
permit does allow water to be discharged, it includes limits on what the operator
is allowed. If the Environment Agency identifies pollution in water it has powers
to take enforcement action.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency is not the regulator
for past historic landfills.<em> </em>Under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection
Act 1990, it is the responsibility of local authorities to identify and prioritise
contaminated land remediation where there is an unacceptable risk to health and the
environment. Historic landfills are considered as part of local authorities Part 2A
duties.</p>
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