Water quality Archives - Page 15 of 15 - Ocean and Coastal Futures

24 Nov 2015

Mine water treatment scheme opens at Force Crag in Cumbria

Defra: Minister Rory Stewart opens Europe’s first zero-chemical, zero-power, metal mine water-treatment scheme. An innovative treatment works using the natural environment to clean metal-rich water from an abandoned mine has been opened by Water Minister Rory Stewart in Cumbria today. Set in the breath-taking Cumbrian hills near Keswick, the Force Crag mine water treatment scheme […]

24 Nov 2015

Court victory shows protecting our precious rivers and wetlands is no longer a ‘last resort’

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WWF-UK, the Angling Trust & Fish Legal Judicial Review secured a major step forward for the protection of our most important rivers and wetlands. The Judge recognised the need for urgent action to protect these precious places and the wildlife that lives there. As a result of their legal victory today, the Government must evaluate […]

20 Jul 2015

WFD River Good Status – WFD – getting better or worse?

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I missed this when it came out – masked by the election – but this article written at the end of March by Rob Cunningham raises serious questions. RSPB ‘Our rivers are among our most iconic landscapes, but in England, at least, all is not well. This article looks at the numbers and they don’t […]