Denbighshire’s Public Health Team has had a busy twelve months.
During this period, the council received 2,758 requests for assistance relating to pests and provided advice and/or treatments to all the requests and 7,351 visits were made.
During the same period, the council received 1,377 requests for assistance with dogs, including dog fouling, stray dogs, dangerous and noisy dogs. 194 stray dogs were picked up and taken into kennels- all of which were either re-claimed or re-homed.
18 fixed penalty notices were served on dog owners for failing to clear-up after their animals. The fine for a dog fouling offence is £75.
Other headlines include:
- The council investigated 98 complaints of defective private drainage systems and served 41 enforcement notices on owners or occupiers of properties – all were complied with.
- 539 complaints of alleged nuisance were investigated during 2009 with noise such as loud music and dog barking by far the most common type of complaint.
- During the bathing water season (1st May to 30th September), over 100 samples of water were taken along the Denbighshire coast and at Marine Lake, Rhyl as part of efforts to ensure excellent or good bathing water quality.
- The council carried out inspections of private drinking water and took approximately 300 samples.
- Over 600 samples of swimming, spa and paddling pools were taken.
Councillor Sharon Frobisher, Cabinet Lead Member for Safer Communities, said: “Our teams worked tirelessly to deal with a large volume of calls and incidents and resolved the issues as quickly as possible.
“Their role is to protect the public from risks to their health arising from a wide range of issues, including dog fouling, noise and pollution.
“A part of our work is to educate people about what is acceptable but in some cases we will use our powers to take enforcement action against any individual or organisation acting in a way that affects the well-being of our residents.”
