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Sewer overflow in river

With sewage pollution, the government nearly met its Waterloo. Now this historic Act must turn to action

  • Rebecca Duncan
Op Ed by Christine Colvin, Director for Partnerships & Communications

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Parliamentary Briefing: Environment Bill

  • Rebecca Duncan
Lords Amendment 45B on Sewage Pollution By The Rivers Trust, Angling Trust, Surfers Against Sewage, and Salmon & Trout Conservation

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Grayling fish underwater

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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Sewer overflow in river

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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Sewage outfall blocked by wet wipes leading into river

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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Photo of common kingfisher flying above river

Tabled amendments to Environment Bill provide lifeline for rivers

  • 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.

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Silt and soil polluted river

Water and Sewerage Company Environmental Performance Report: Winning slowly is the same as losing

  • 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.

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River stock photo

Rambling about Rivers Ep 11: ​‘You can’t polish a turd, but you can put it on a map’

  • 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!

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Sewage map

Our Sewage Map: Q&A

  • Emily Cooper

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