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Range of Sewage Costings Finally Revealed

  • Rebecca Duncan
Our response to a government report showing an initial cost-benefit analysis of some options to tackle raw sewage discharges from storm overflows.

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Press Release: £1.5m to be invested in Natural Flood Management in Lancashire

  • Rebecca Duncan
The Wyre Natural Flood Management project (Wyre NFM) is set to receive £1.5m in private investment to implement Natural Flood Management measures to help at-risk communities in Lancashire.

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A cautious welcome, but the devil is in the details

  • Emily Cooper
We are cautiously welcoming progress towards our vision of wild, healthy, natural rivers.

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Sewage scaremongering and the red herrings of costing

  • Emily Cooper
Christine Colvin, Director of Partnerships and Communications, outlines why a better system for sewage is possible.

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The Rivers Trust partners with the Outdoor Swimmer Henley Swim Festival

  • Emily Cooper
We are incredibly proud to announce that we are an official partner of The Outdoor Swimmer Henley Swim Festival 2022!

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A journey along the River Westbourne

  • Emily Cooper
Kieran Bird, shares his fascination with the River Westbourne.

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The Rivers Trust are part of a winning share of £36m for cutting-edge water sector innovation

  • Rebecca Duncan
The Rivers Trust are part of a collaborative proposal, named CaSTCo., which has won £7.1m in Ofwat’s first Water Breakthrough Challenge to implement a national framework for a catchment monitoring cooperative, using citizen science and standardised approaches to data collection and management.

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Riverbanks and watercourses to be planted with thousands of hectares of new woodland to improve water quality and biodiversity

  • Jayne Mann
Over 3,000 hectares of new woodlands are set to be planted along England’s rivers and watercourses with backing from the country’s leading environmental organisations.

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State of Our Rivers will be won or lost on rivers — and right now, we’re losing.

  • Jayne Mann
Our State of Rivers report will help the public understand the health of their river like never before, on both a national and local scale.

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Environment Bill Amendments Passed by Lords – a great first step in strengthening environmental legislation

  • Rebecca Duncan
Last night (Monday 13th September) an amendment to the environment bill was passed in the House of Lords, to place a new duty on water companies and the government take all reasonable steps to ensure untreated sewage is not discharged from storm overflows and requires that they progressively reduce the harm caused by these discharges.

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