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
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
Guest blog: Lands End to Glasgow with Martha, Sally, and Georgia 03.09.21 Rebecca Duncan Follow Martha, Sally, and Georgia as they cycle from Land’s End to Glasgow raising money and awareness for The Rivers Trust. Learn more
5 Easy Ways to Revive Your River: Support nature-based solutions 01.09.21 Rebecca Duncan If we’re going to solve our twin crises of climate change and nature degradation, we need to work with nature and not against it. In particular, nature-based solutions can help to improve water quality and restore habitats for the wildlife that call them home. Learn more
