The Rivers Trust Webinar
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The Rivers Trust Sewage Map: A user's guide
Michelle Walker and Christine Colvin
Monday 25th April | 1-1:45pm
The Rivers Trust Sewage Map has contributed to a rapid change in public opinion about rivers, showing the public the extent of pollution in their local area. In this webinar, Director for Communications & Partnerships Christine Colvin is joined by Technical Director Michelle Walker who led the team to create the map. Together, they will explain how to maximise the map and its new features added for 2022, such as filters for parliamentary constituency, local authority area, and water company catchments.
The session will be useful for anyone who is interested in investigating sewage pollution, including those in the environment sector, sports and interest groups, policy makers, the media, and anyone who wants to respond to the government's Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan. There will be a Q&A and a chance to share suggestions for further data sharing.
The webinar will take place on Zoom - joining details will be sent to registrants via email ahead of the event.
Click the link to register - the session will be recorded if for those who aren't able to make it.
Pennywort Post - Spring 2022
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- Category: Invasive Alien Speicies (IAS)
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Pennywort Post - Spring 2022
The lastest update from the LFFC Chairman Martin Moore on the progress of floating pennywort in the Loddon catchment
Storm Overflow Discharge Reduction Consultation
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Consultation on the Government’s Storm Overflow Discharge Reduction Plan
Overview
Storm overflows are safety valves built into the combined sewer system to discharge excess sewage to rivers, lakes, or the sea when rainfall exceeds capacity. This protects properties from flooding and prevents sewage backing up into streets and homes during heavy storm events. A growing population, an increase in hard surfaces and more frequent and heavier storms because of climate change have increased pressure on the system, bringing the frequency of discharges to an unacceptable level.
There are around 15,000 storm overflows in England, and in 2020 there were over 400,000 sewage discharges, totalling over 3 million hours. It is the government’s strong view that this is unacceptable.
Tackling storm overflows in England is a government priority. It is an issue which has received significant public attention and the government is firmly committed to a step change on action to protect public health and the environment from storm overflow discharges. We intend to produce a Storm Overflow Discharge Reduction Plan by September 2022, as required by the Environment Act 2021, to outline our vision. This will set clear and enforceable targets that the water industry must meet. This consultation seeks views on the targets and other core elements of the Plan in advance of its publication.
Why your views matter
This is an opportunity to influence the largest programme to tackle storm sewage discharges in history. We are seeking your views to help shape the targets that water companies must achieve to significantly reduce their reliance on storm overflows, which will later form part of the Storm Overflow Discharge Reduction Plan.
https://consult.defra.gov.uk/water-industry/storm-overflows-discharge-reduction-plan/
Alan Henshaw Interview
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EA Calverton's Alan Henshaw Interview on Talksport Radio
There's a fascinating insight into the breeding and restocking work being carried out at the Environment Agency Calverton fish farm in this superb interview with manager Alan Henshaw. A great example of how your rod licence money is being used to benefit fishing! You can catch the interview on Talk Sport's Fishermen's Blues - starts at 7:22.
https://uk.radiocut.fm/radi.../talk-sport/listen/1648364055/
UK Sewage Map
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New Updated UK Sewage Map - The Rivers Trust
With enhanced data visualisation, new interactive features and added data sets, this year's version of the map is an essential tool for anybody concerned about river health. The update allows you to filter the data by parliamentary constituency or water company area, using a new investigative dashboard with supporting information for the public and interest groups. See what actions are being taken to combat spills, download local data to hold politicians and polluters to account, and see which waterways are being impacted.
The map was first produced in 2019 and has been a key driving force behind the public pressure that led the government to address sewage pollution in the Environment Act. Following the release of government data on Thursday showing sewage spilled 463,654 times for a total of 3.4 million hours in 2021, alongside the government’s unambitious Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan, the map is more vital than ever as a free, public data resource that provides fuel for campaigns and transparency about the state of our rivers. We want wild, healthy, natural rivers, valued by all - rivers fit to swim in.
Our map gives a clear picture of where the problems are, how severe they are and what needs to be done to fix them.
Explore the map : https://theriverstrust.org/key-issues/sewage-in-rivers
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