With sewage pollution, the government nearly met its Waterloo. Now this historic Act must turn to action 12.11.21 Rebecca Duncan Op Ed by Christine Colvin, Director for Partnerships & Communications Learn more
Parliamentary Briefing: Environment Bill 08.11.21 Rebecca Duncan Lords Amendment 45B on Sewage Pollution By The Rivers Trust, Angling Trust, Surfers Against Sewage, and Salmon & Trout Conservation Learn more
A cautious welcome, but the devil is in the details 27.10.21 Emily Cooper We are cautiously welcoming progress towards our vision of wild, healthy, natural rivers. Learn more
Sewage scaremongering and the red herrings of costing 26.10.21 Emily Cooper Christine Colvin, Director of Partnerships and Communications, outlines why a better system for sewage is possible. Learn more
Environment Bill Amendments Passed by Lords – a great first step in strengthening environmental legislation 14.09.21 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. Learn more
Tabled amendments to Environment Bill provide lifeline for rivers 27.08.21 Rebecca Duncan Several amendments to the Environment Bill have been tabled today which, if successful, represent a significant victory for river health, and indeed river users. Learn more
Water and Sewerage Company Environmental Performance Report: Winning slowly is the same as losing 13.07.21 Rebecca Duncan The Environment Agency published its Environmental Performance Report for water and sewerage companies today, assessing nine water companies’ progress against a set of environmental targets from 2016 to 2020. This report shows that the water sector has been moving generally in the right direction over the last 5 years — we see for the first time 5 out of 9 of the Water Companies receiving 4 stars for environmental performance — but progress overall is still too slow and persistent laggards are not responding to public and regulatory pressure. Learn more
Rambling about Rivers Ep 11: ‘You can’t polish a turd, but you can put it on a map’ 21.04.21 Emily Cooper How much do you know about sewage in rivers? We can guarantee this episode of Rambling About Rivers will teach you something new! Learn more