Environment & Community

River water quality in north west England is now regarded as the best since the Industrial Revolution, and creatures of all kinds are making re-appearances in our watercourses, including salmon to the Mersey.

Coastal waters are also improving and more and more are meeting the tough European quality standards.

These achievements have been helped by the investment we have made in improved wastewater treatment levels over the last 15 years. During the period 2005-2010 we are spending over £1.5 billion on wastewater improvements in north west England.

We've also worked with the Mersey Basin Campaign, which aims to stimulate and encourage high quality waterside regeneration on the back of improved river quality, for nearly 20 years. We have seconded an employee to the campaign to focus on the Water Framework Directive.

For more information about our performance in this area, see our Stakeholder Report.

 

 

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