01 Sep 2022
Work at Dumbreck Local Nature Reserve has seen the re-naturalisation of 600m of the Garrell Burn with two new fish passes created, improvements to the wetland habitat, new paths created, two bridges replaced and a new one installed, and two boardwalks upgraded. Monitoring by Clyde River Foundation has identified salmon fry upstream from the fish passes […]
01 Sep 2022
News outlets have reported that the UK government’s plan to cut millions of hours of raw sewage discharges by water companies each year is facing a judicial review on the grounds that it is unlawful. The conservationist charity WildFish is calling for the storm overflow reduction strategy, published on 26th August, to be withdrawn immediately, […]
01 Sep 2022
Sir James Bevan, the CEO of the Environment Agency, has said that Britons need to be ‘less squeamish’ about drinking water from sewage. Writing in the Sunday Times [paywall] and reported in the Guardian and Evening Standard. He said it was “perfectly safe and healthy, but not something many fancy”. Sir James Bevan outlined measures […]
25 Aug 2022
Defra have responded (22/8/22) to the recent coverage around recent surface water flooding and storm overflow discharges, including the claims concerning the faulty sewage monitors in England and Wales. The UK government press office wrote in their recent blog post: ‘Untreated sewage can be devastating to human health, local biodiversity and our environment which is […]
25 Aug 2022
Nearly everyone can identify a pond, but what, exactly, distinguishes it from a lake or a wetland? A new study co-led by Cornell University offers the first data-driven, functional definition of a pond and evidence of ponds’ distinct ecological function, which could have broad implications for science and policy. “The lack of a universal pond […]
25 Aug 2022
Two reported mudflows overflowed the Serayu River on the Indonesian island of Java within the space of a week earlier this year, mucking its waters and killing off fish. The incidents have raised calls from conservationists and fishers for restoration and fish restocking efforts in the river. Fish restocking has been carried out for several […]
25 Aug 2022
Environment Agency CEO calls for “complete gear change” in how water companies and water users think about how they use water. The National Drought Group (NDG), made up of senior decision-makers from the Environment Agency, government, water companies and key representative groups met again (23 August) under the chairmanship of Sir James Bevan, […]
25 Aug 2022
Chemicals are just one pollutant threatening our freshwater ecosystems. Sewage, plastic, excess nutrients and waste from farmland all contribute to the dire state of our rivers. Environment Agency data from 2020 showed that all English rivers failed to meet overall quality tests for pollution. Not a single river achieved good chemical status, and only 14% […]
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