Future Rivers Forum: A day of collaboration, insight, and inspiration. 17.11.22 Rebecca Duncan A collaborative event to improve rivers across the North West Learn more
Water Companies’ Environmental Performance sinks to new low 14.07.22 Rebecca Duncan The Rivers Trust Statement in response to Environmental Performance Assessment of the water industry. Learn more
Press Statement: Response to Office for Environmental Protection investigation into regulation of Combined Sewer Overflows 28.06.22 Rebecca Duncan The Rivers Trust response to the announcement today that the Office of Environmental Protection will be investigating the roles of Ofwat, the Environment Agency and the Defra Secretary of State in the regulation of combined sewer overflows (CSOs) in England. Learn more
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
Press Release: Sewage Pollution — The crappiest map 04.04.22 Rebecca Duncan The reality of sewage pollution in your local area. 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
New report lifts lid on chronic pollution of our rivers 12.01.22 Emily Cooper Following the release of the Water Quality in Rivers report, The Rivers Trust demands that the government take urgent action to protect the UK’s rivers. Learn more
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
The Rivers Trust are part of a winning share of £36m for cutting-edge water sector innovation 30.09.21 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. 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
