The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has sharply criticised the Government for “disappointing” responses to the recent PAC report on water regulation.

A new report from environmental NGO Earthwatch Europe suggests that the Thames river basin district has the worst water quality in the UK, with 81% of measurements showing unacceptable levels of nutrient pollution, despite the Thames Tideway Tunnel becoming fully operational in February of this year.

People visiting or living near Lake Windermere, the River Ribble at Edisford Bridge or the River Nidd in Yorkshire are being asked to become citizen scientists by providing a range of information, about what they can see at the sites, to help shape future plans to improve water quality.

The Citizen Science Big River Watch scheme is now underway - the Rivers Trust is asking the general public to help monitor the state of UK rivers.

Just weeks before the school holidays began in the Lake District, Blue Green Algae samples exceeded World Health Organisation (WHO) limits for recreational use of Lake Windermere, according to campaigning organisation Save Windermere.

Multiple popular inland swimming sites in England are unsafe for water users, according to a new report published today by Surfers Against Sewage.

Natural England has gone out to tender with a contract for Citizen Science local pilots worth an estimated £880,000.

Steve Laking, a former executive in two of the world’s largest environmental/sustainability consultancies, has been appointed as the new Chair of Trustees at the South East Rivers Trust.

Enhanced by citizen science data, the Environment Agency is using water quality monitoring activity to prioritise how and where to tackle phosphate pollution on the River Wye.

Local campaigners have launched a crowdfunding initiative to protect the River Kent from water pollution - the Clean River Kent Campaign has 4 weeks to raise £1,500 to support a volunteer-led citizen science testing programme through to October 2022.