The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has published feedback and findings following its request for input into the strategy for the management of urban diffuse water pollution in England.
This form of diffuse pollution in rivers and waterways is a typical characteristic of urban areas where road runoff, poorly plumbed drainage systems, old deposits of polluted sediment and runoff from industrial areas damage ecosystems in rivers, streams and ponds.
A number of initiatives and policies are being deployed to tackle the problem and overall the responses to the consultation are positive and in agreement with the direction proposed, over 90% of respondents think our aims are broadly correct.
There is criticism of the length of time it has taken for the Government to address urban diffuse pollution.
Respondents included local councils, water authorities, the Landscape Institute and charitable associations.
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