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‘Dirty Business’ on Channel 4 this week put the national sewage scandal front and centre.

Jacks and Alice have a philosophy of “resilience through diversity” and they are showing exactly how to make that diversity a reality at Ramsland Farm.

Keeping our supporters, volunteers, strategic partners and local community groups updated on what’s happening at WATER is vital. Here are a few of the highlights this year.

Since we launched our Farmers Network last year the level of interest in how farmers can make a positive contribution to the environmental health of their land and our river has been growing.

Restoring a river is a complex and ambitious task. It starts with establishing a deep understanding of how the river system evolves across its many reaches – on both the main channel and its tributaries, and the factors that affect it. Our Catchment Action Plan (CAP) is the essential tool that will provide us with an…

If you ask WATER’s Deputy Chair and Farming Lead, 40 year old John Mildmay-White, the answer seems to be, ten days. That’s how long it will take him to run from Coastguards Beach to Westminster Bridge in London, the equivalent of doing one and a half marathons every day. A typical west country spate river, the Erme…

Simon Rundle is an Emeritus Professor at Plymouth University specialising in marine biology and ecology. He generously agreed to help the WATER team with a series of field workshops using the Riverfly sampling and identification system.

WATER was invited by Ivybridge Library to participate in their summer Book Quest event to encourage book reading in primary-school-age children.

One man’s challenge in March 2026 The man is WATER’s Deputy Chair and Farming Lead, John Mildmay-White. John is on a mission to raise awareness of pollution in our rivers and to raise funds to support WATER’s work in restoring water quality and habitat across the Erme’s catchment.  His 400 mile Ultramarathon will start at…

Following a pilot with Westcountry Rivers Trust CSIers earlier this year, the EA have advised that the new reporting service is live and available 24/7 with no access code needed. Anyone can report water pollution via Report an environmental problem – GOV.UK. They have also published a blog and have set up a Community Engagement HQ page which has more information about the online…

Following last November’s ‘Poor’ classification of bathing water quality at Coastguards Beach, WATER has been in discussions with both the Environment Agency and South West Water (at a senior level) to ensure the legal obligation to investigate, identify and resolve the pollution issues are being pursued with vigour.