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Environment Fees and Charges 2024/25
Private Water Supplies, High Hedges, Green Burials, Permits for Regulated Installations
Pest control
Advice on pest control in domestic properties
Report a dead animal
How to report a dead animal found within Mid Devon.
Noise nuisances
Find out how to report a noise nuisance
Street care
Information about litter bins to reporting incidents of fly tipping, graffiti and abandoned vehicles
Trees, hedges and grass
Information about trees, hedges and grass and how we maintain these on council-owned property, public open spaces and roadside verges
Bonfires and smoke nuisance
Advice on bonfires, the law relating to bonfires and alternatives to bonfires; how to report nuisance bonfires
Air quality
Working to improve air quality and reduce air pollution across Mid Devon
Land drainage and watercourses
Information on flood defences, watercourses, sewers and private drainage, cesspits and septic tanks
Mains water supplies
Mains water supplies and our responsibilities
Private water supplies
Information about private water supplies, how they're regulated and how to register one
Contaminated land and exempt waste operations
Information about the management of contaminated land and the public register of exempt waste operations
Light pollution
Guidance on the use of artificial lighting and how we deal with nuisance lighting
Invasive non-native plants
Dealing with plants such as giant hogweed and Japanese Knotweed
Sky lanterns
Launch conditions and general guidance