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26/02/2013
EPA Launches App To Report Environmental Pollution
The Environmental Protaction Agency has launched a new iPhone App, See it? Say it!, to help people to report environmental pollution in their towns and villages.
The new App makes it easy for people to report a pollution incident the moment they see it. Using the App users can now take a photograph of the pollution incident, input GPS location coordinates, add a summary description and contact details and this will automatically be sent to the relevant local authority for follow up.
This App compliments the 24 hour nationwide environmental complaints phoneline - 1850 365 121 - which is already in place. So, users can now report issues such as backyard burning, flytipping, water pollution, odours and littering by using the new iPhone App or by phoning the complaints line.
David Flynn, EPA Programme Manager, said: "We want to make it easy for people who 'See Something' to 'Say Something'.
"This App is another way for people to report environmental pollution incidents and we hope they will download and use the App's simple reporting methods to protect their local areas. The App is currently available for iPhone customers and the EPA hopes to extend this to Android phones.
"The existing environmental complaints phoneline is also available 24hrs a day, 7 days a week and all calls are answered by dedicated staff who pass the reported information to the relevant body for follow up such as local authorities, the Gardaí or the EPA."
(CD/GK)
The new App makes it easy for people to report a pollution incident the moment they see it. Using the App users can now take a photograph of the pollution incident, input GPS location coordinates, add a summary description and contact details and this will automatically be sent to the relevant local authority for follow up.
This App compliments the 24 hour nationwide environmental complaints phoneline - 1850 365 121 - which is already in place. So, users can now report issues such as backyard burning, flytipping, water pollution, odours and littering by using the new iPhone App or by phoning the complaints line.
David Flynn, EPA Programme Manager, said: "We want to make it easy for people who 'See Something' to 'Say Something'.
"This App is another way for people to report environmental pollution incidents and we hope they will download and use the App's simple reporting methods to protect their local areas. The App is currently available for iPhone customers and the EPA hopes to extend this to Android phones.
"The existing environmental complaints phoneline is also available 24hrs a day, 7 days a week and all calls are answered by dedicated staff who pass the reported information to the relevant body for follow up such as local authorities, the Gardaí or the EPA."
(CD/GK)
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