All England’s rivers fail to meet legal water quality standards

Not one river or lake in England has met a legal water quality standard threshold, according to new official classifications released by DEFRA this morning.

by Rachel Salvidge
Pollution from industry and agriculture is damaging England's rivers. Photograph: Robert Brook/Getty Images
Pollution from industry and agriculture is damaging England's rivers. Photograph: Robert Brook/Getty Images

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