| Welsh: Asiantaeth yr Amgylchedd Cymru | |
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| Welsh Government sponsored body overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1996 |
| Dissolved | 31 March 2013 |
| Superseding agency | |
| Jurisdiction |  Wales, but also the English sections of:
and not the Welsh sections of the River Severn |
| Headquarters | Tŷ Cambria, Newport Road, Cardiff 51°27′6.1″N 2°36′10.5″W / 51.451694°N 2.602917°W |
| Parent department | Environment Agency Welsh Government |
| Website | Environment Agency |
Environment Agency Wales (Welsh: Asiantaeth yr Amgylchedd Cymru) was a Welsh Government sponsored body that was part of the Environment Agency of England and Wales from 1996 to 2013. Its principal aims were to protect and improve the environment in Wales and to promote sustainable development. On 1 April 2013 the organisation was merged with the Countryside Council for Wales and Forestry Commission Wales into a single environmental body, Natural Resources Wales.
It had an operational area defined along its Eastern boundary by the catchments of the River Dee and the River Wye. Those parts of the River Severn in Wales were managed by the Environment Agency whilst those parts of the River Dee and River Wye catchments that are in England were nevertheless managed by Environment Agency Wales. The agency also had a public facing boundary which corresponded to the political boundary of Wales.