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New water quality standards are in place at bathing beaches – so what’s changed?

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There are over 400 bathing waters in England, and from 2016 water quality will be classified as either Excellent, Good, Sufficient or Poor, based upon regular samples and testing by the Environment Agency to check how clean the water is. …

Working together to restore rivers to their natural glory

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The River Lyvennet in the Eden catchment now fully restored to it's former 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 …