Water companies have come under huge amounts of scrutiny recently because of the amount of sewage that is being pumped into our rivers...

Flooding is a historic natural phenomenon whereby prolonged heavy rain feeds into rivers and then into lowland waterways which can then become overwhelmed and the water spills out onto the floodplain.   However, flooding is getting worse both in terms of the number and intensity of flood events. Flooding also has a knock on impact on the sewage system which can’t cope with the amount of additional rain water in the system. The primary causes of the increase in flooding are cl

The state of our rivers None of our rivers are in good overall health. They all fail chemical standards, and just 14% pass the bar for good ecological health. (Source: Rivers Trust) There are several major problems impacting the pollution of our rivers: Agricultural practices such as poor nutrient management (fertilizers) and poor livestock management particularly the management of manure and slurry Discharges of sewage effluent Run off from roads especially in urban areas