A project commissioned by the Environment Agency’s Chief Scientist’s Group has tested the impact of different Nature-based Solutions (NbS) on surface water quality at a river catchment scale using hydrological modelling.

United Utilities has completed a £1.5 million investment to create additional stormwater storage at its Caton Wastewater Treatment Works near Lancaster.

United Utilities has completed a major £50 million project at its wastewater treatment works in Bury that will help improve water quality in the River Irwell.

The Rivers Trust has published its State of Our Rivers report 2026 which shows that there has been no overall improvement in river health in England since the last report in 2024 - but a closer look shows action is having a positive impact.

Yorkshire Water is investing a total of £10.3 million in three separate storm overflow projects in Rotherham to protect the river Don.

Northumbrian Water is starting work on an £8.3 million investment to protect and enhance the water quality in the River Skerne.

Northumbrian Water has started work on the creation of a new 3.5km pipeline which will help to protect and improve the quality of water in a North East watercourse.

Around 600 million litres of sewage-contaminated water are estimated to enter the River Roding and its tributaries every year via unpermitted and previously unmonitored outfalls, according to a new citizen science study led by environmental charities Thames21 and the River Roding Trust.

Northumbrian Water is set to begin a £6 million programme of improvements to the Ouseburn and related local watercourses earlier than originally planned, with work now expected to get underway this autumn.

The Rivers Trust is warning that the latest river monitoring data released today by the Environment Agency does not provide a full picture of river health as it leaves out ‘low risk’ rivers and harmful chemicals.