The system for assessing the health of England’s rivers states just 14% are in good ecological health but an independent report for Defra says this masks improvements in freshwater biodiversity – and has proposed an alternative monitoring standard.

A Taunton potato farmer has been prosecuted by the Environment Agency for causing silt, soil and potatoes to escape from a field and seriously pollute a tributary of the River Tone in Somerset.

Southern Water has completed an £8.5 million investment at its South Harting Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) in West Sussex to improve water quality in the River Rother.

United Utilities is progressing work on two muti-million pound AMP8 projects to reduce storm overflows and improve river water quality.

The River Gade has returned to its natural course in Gadebridge Park, following an ambitious river restoration project delivered by the Environment Agency, in collaboration with Affinity Water, Dacorum Borough Council and contractors BAM Nuttall.

United Utilities has started work on two projects that will improve river water quality in St Helens.

An innovative solution by Yorkshire Water and partners that uses AI models to provide continuous river water quality monitoring at multiple inland bathing water sites has been awarded £1.93 million in Ofwat’s Water Breakthrough Challenge competition.

Severn Trent has officially opened the UK’s first ozone treatment to improve river quality – the cutting-edge ozone treatment facility in Ludlow marks a major milestone in its Bathing Waters programme.

Wessex Water has finally completed an £11 million project to help safeguard the health of the River Parrett, one of Somerset’s primary rivers.

Scottish Water has unveiled plans for a £1.7 million project to help prevent rags, wet wipes and other sewer related debris from entering an Edinburgh watercourse.