08/07/21
News
80,000 people sign up to new movement to Save Our Streams
Tens of thousands of people in our region have signed up to a landmark movement, pledging to reduce the amount of water they use on a daily basis.
03/06/21
News
Time to Make Your Voice Heard for Our Most Threatened Rivers
A new strategy to restore our precious chalk streams to their former glory has just been published, and your feedback is now being sought before 15thJune.
15/04/21
News
New Data Reveals Devastating Extent of Sewage Pollutions
Few people would believe that in the 21st century, our precious rivers are still being used as open sewers. New monitoring data just released by the Environment Agency reveals the true extent of sewage pollution in England.
26/03/21
News
Eel Passage Project
The Colne Valley Regional Park are working with Affinity Water to improve migratory routes for the critically endangered European Eel across the lower Colne Catchment.
26/02/21
News
Environment Agency Consultation - Updating the determination of water stressed areas in England
The Environment Agency are consulting on whether new areas should be classified as water stressed.
23/02/21
News
The Lower Colne Catchment Floating Pennywort Removal Project
This project aims to reduce the amount of this very successful invasive species in the river Colne. After promising progress in 2019, Covid 19 restrictions led to setbacks in 2020. The project is at a crossroads, this article explains why and how it was set up, its very valuable initial progress and how it can get back on track and in control of Floating pennywort again.
04/02/21
News for River Chess
River Chess Story Map
The River Chess Story Map is a new website created by ChessWatch headed by the School of Geography, Queen Mary University of London.
24/06/20
News
Water demand spikes as hot weather and impacts of lockdown combine
Affinity Water is appealing to its customers to save water as it is predicting a significant increase in the demand for water this week with more people being at home and the hot weather.
16/06/20
News for Rivers Gade and Bulbourne
Archaeological Works Complete at Gadebridge Park
The results are in from the archaeological trenching at Gadebridge Park!
12/06/20
News for River Ver
New Abstraction Consultation - Majestic Trees Ltd
The Environment Agency is seeking your views on an application from Majestic Trees Ltd to licence their previously exempt abstraction activity.