by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Aug 21, 2025 | River of the Month, Uncategorized
August 2025 In 1888, the shattered remains of a once thriving village in mid-Wales were enveloped by the rising waters of a new lake. Formed by the damming of the river Vyrnwy (Afon Efyrnwy), the reservoir had been built to supply the needs of a rapidly expanding...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Jul 21, 2025 | News, Uncategorized
Monday 21st July, 2025 The joint Independent Water Commission published the much-anticipated final report of its review of the water sector in England and Wales today. Chaired by Sir John Cunliffe, the Commission’s objective was to investigate and to make...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Jul 17, 2025 | News, Uncategorized
If Wales is to achieve nature recovery and climate targets, Welsh Government need as many farmers as possible to join the SFS. While worthwhile overall, it has been clear from the outset of SFS that it would have limited benefit for Welsh rivers. Both the...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Jun 25, 2025 | News, Uncategorized
Wales’s Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Source: Natural Resources Wales It is possible that marine site failures due to excessive nutrients may in part be due to sewage effluent from holiday and caravan parks. This sector is largely unpermitted so controls on its...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Jun 3, 2025 | News, Uncategorized
The Cunliffe Commission’s report recognises that that Wales is different to England when it comes to the regulatory and legislative framework for water and that it is a devolved issue. Decisions and water policy based on human health must not be to the detriment...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Jun 2, 2025 | News, Uncategorized
The embedding of four environmental principles into Welsh law is a welcome move for rivers and could be seen as further divergence from the Westminster Government. With a Senedd election coming next Spring, the progress of this Bill will be a test of all the...
