Who is responsible for waste?
Waste is an issue for all of us. We all create it and that means we are all responsible for what happens to it. Waste needs to be dealt with in the safest way possible. Even as householders, we have …
How to create a rain garden
As someone passionate about sustainable drainage, I’m always trying to think of ways to make the implementation of it appealing and exciting to the general public. In my home town of Auckland, New Zealand, Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDs) are …
The Source to Sea Project
George Colley is a Project Officer in the Water Team of the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust Himalayn Balsam and American Skunk Cabbage may sound like the sort of plants you would find in a botany lesson at Hogwarts but the reality is …
Working together to restore rivers to their natural glory
Not many people realise that for years, rivers have been altered by man for a variety of reasons such as land drainage, preventing erosion and providing water supplies. Now, in Cumbria, three rivers in the Derwent, Eden and Kent catchments, have been …
Join us at a River Thames Scheme drop-in event near you
Our work on the River Thames Scheme (Datchet to Teddington) is progressing well. We’re keeping up the pressure to build this important scheme. Our customers living and working in the 15,000 homes and businesses in the flood risk areas between …
Love Your Loo
This is a guest post by Becky Moran, a Communications Officer for South West Water. Most people only flush the 3Ps – pee, paper and poo – do you? This is the question South West Water will be asking thousands of …
Improving water quality in West Cumbria
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Rosie Law, Posted on:
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agriculture, Community, Greener business, Waste, Water
I am a Project Officer for West Cumbria Rivers Trust and I've been working on the Ellenwise partnership project for nearly a year now. The project aims to reduce pollution (phosphorus and bacteria) going into streams in West Cumbria that lead …
Checking water quality on the Essex coast
I get a lot of people staring at me as I stride into the sea, wearing waders, to collect a sample of water. Some ask what I’m up to and I’m proud to say that I’m gathering samples to check …
Reflections on the Thames Barrier in winter
During the summer we are out of our ‘high risk period’ for closing the Thames Barrier. We’ve never had to close between May and August to protect London against a high tide since the Thames Barrier became operational in 1982. …
Getting 'reel' value for rod licence fee payers
Not a lot of people realise how varied my job as a fisheries officer can be. One day I can be carrying out specialist fish surveys and the next, it will be all hands to the pump to assist a …