15 Mar 2017
Farmers Guardian: Defra has given the green light to a number of pilot projects to investigate the passing of river maintenance and operational activities from the Environment Agency (EA) to Internal Drainage Boards (IDBs) where there is mutual agreement, a locally generated appetite, and benefit to doing so. According to the Association of Drainage Authorities […]
10 Nov 2016
Europe: report warns major challenges remain for urban rivers and lakes A new report by the European Environment Agency finds that rivers and lakes located in European cities and towns are getting cleaner thanks to improvements in waste water treatment and restoration projects which have brought many waterways back to life. According to the report, new […]
28 Apr 2016
The River Restoration Centre River Prize projects illustrate a wide range of approaches including partnership, multiple benefits, catchment scale, urban and innovation projects. The 2016 UK River Prize & Nigel Holmes Trophy The 2016 Winners are the River Eden, Derwent and Kent! Find out more >> 2016 UK River Prize Finalists River Aller and Horner Water Catchment-scale […]
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