Evidencing Water Quality
Avon River Champions have collated all the information currently available for the Environment Agency (2023) Catchment Explorer and the Rivers Trust Sewage Maps to help our catchment communities in South Hams to explore the extent of the pollution in our rivers. Read the report "State of River Constituencies in South Hams".
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We propose River Water Quality Groups as a means to develop a collaborative river catchment plan that addresses pollution in neighbouring sections of our rivers and estuaries.
Avon River Champions offer a pioneering approach to river restoration by proactively engaging farmers in the design of our BLUEprint funding bids for capital investments in their businesses, which will reduce the risk of agricultural pollution.
DEVON RIVERS MANIFESTO
The Devon Rivers Manifesto introduces 'River Constituencies' to highlight issues in each political constituency and encourage our elected MPs to campaign to clean up our rivers by 2027.
The situation is dire. Only 21% of the rivers in Devon have a 'Good' ecological status. The primary sources of pollution are agricultural run-off and inadequate South West Water treatment works. The EA Catchment Explorer and the River Trust Sewage Map provide full information. We need to make the restoration of our rivers a priority for the this Government.
Evidence is central to water quality improvements
"What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence"
Evidence & Maps
Agricultural Compliance
Monitoring & Tools
Law & Complience
SouthWest Water Complience
