Simon Hunter from Bristol Avon Rivers Trust and Zoe Hancock from Wessex Water address the issues of local water quality and river pollution.
With the water quality of our national rivers at such a low, do you want to know more about the situation close to home? How is pollution affecting your local rivers? In 2020 Environment Agency figures revealed that only 14% of English rivers are of good ecological standard and that no river has achieved good chemical status. These devastating figures show that pollution from sewage discharge, chemicals and agriculture are having a huge impact on river quality. Who is monitoring this locally and what is being done?
Zoe Hancock is Bristol Avon Catchment Partnership Coordinator for Wessex Water. She will be addressing water quality issues facing the wider Bristol Avon catchment area. Simon Hunter is CEO of Bristol Avon Rivers Trust and will give an overview of the River Marden and the problems it faces.
The talks will be hosted by Friends of the Marden Valley with chair Ian Thorn. There will be an opportunity for a Q&A session with the speakers.
This is a free, online event organised by Friends of the Marden Valley and Avon Needs Trees. Absolutely all are welcome.
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To find out more about Friends of the Marden Valley please visit
https://www.facebook.com/friendsofthemardenvalley
For more information on Avon Needs Trees and the 34 acres of land the charity has purchased in the Marden Valley please go to https://www.avonneedstrees.org.uk/
Avon Needs Trees is supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Photo of Kingfisher Corner on the Marden near Hazeland, by Robert MacNaughton.