Where’s there’s muck… 22.04.22 Emily Cooper Christine Colvin, Director of Partnerships and Communications, writes about the Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan. Learn more
Storm Overflows Reduction Plan lacks urgency — our rivers deserve better 31.03.22 Rebecca Duncan Government today announced the start of consultation on its Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan (SODRP). The plan from Defra sets out targets for water companies to reduce the harm caused by pollution from combined sewer (or storm) overflows, meeting the objective set in the Environment Act last year. Learn more
Range of Sewage Costings Finally Revealed 04.11.21 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. Learn more
The Rivers Trust partners with the Outdoor Swimmer Henley Swim Festival 20.10.21 Emily Cooper We are incredibly proud to announce that we are an official partner of The Outdoor Swimmer Henley Swim Festival 2022! Learn more
State of Our Rivers will be won or lost on rivers — and right now, we’re losing. 24.09.21 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. Learn more
River Revival: a harbour fit to swim in? 26.08.21 Rebecca Duncan #SwimBristolHarbour is a new campaign to make Bristol Harbour a designated bathing water, and it’s being spearheaded by wild swimming campaigner Johnny Palmer. Learn more
River connections to be documented in new photography series 27.07.21 Rebecca Duncan Throughout July and August, we’re partnering with London-based photographer Will Templeton as he traverses five of England’s iconic rivers, photographing the people who live near them and love them. 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
Oxford WaterBlitz to investigate bathing water safety of local rivers 18.06.21 Rebecca Duncan 18 sites on the River Thames in Oxford and its upstream tributaries will be tested today to investigate whether the city could host the UK’s second ever designated river bathing water. 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
