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Applying for designated bathing water status

We often hear from people who want to secure bathing water status for their local river. This page will guide you through the process. 

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Blog: Volunteering with The Rivers Trust

Kieran Bird talks about the joys of volunteering with Thames21 on the Bury Lodge wetlands and more exciting ways to get involved with The Rivers trust as a volunteer

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Blog: Updates from the Hillylaid Wetlands

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March CEOs Update

For March’s newsletter, our Chief Exec, Mark Lloyd reflects on our annual Spring Conference, speaking on the need to work together with different members of the water movement, the successes of raising public consciousness around rivers and the pathways to actions that help our rivers thrive.

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Blog: River Waveney Trust: Canoe Access & Biodiversity Project

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Storm Overflows Reduction Plan lacks urgency — our rivers deserve better

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.

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Press Release: Sewage Pollution — The crappiest map

The reality of sewage pollution in your local area.

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World Fish Migration Family Day

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Press Release: UK to get second designated river bathing site at Oxford’s Port Meadow

A stretch of the River Thames at Port Meadow, Oxford, has been designated as an official river bathing location after a nearly two-year long local battle against sewage pollution.

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