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  • Our report on pollution in the River Char (Jan 2025). 
  • Or read the much shorter Summary report! 
  • Test data from the rolling programme of water quality testing on the River Char with Wessex Water
  • Test data from the River Char Action group's Riverfly Kicktesting programme (2024)

Who's Responsible for Charmouth's Watercourses?

  • What the Environment Agency test for, and where, on the River Char (stops in 2019)
  • Environment Agency River Basin Management Plan maps
  • Recent Environment Agency Sampling Points
  • ​Wessex Water's Chemical Investigations Programme Factsheet
  • The Environment Agency's 'Chemicals in the Water Environment' 2021 Report
  • Sewage Treatment and Sewage Spills in Charmouth - our own 2022 report
  • The Green Party's Briefing Document on Sewage, Water and Councils

Other local River projects

River Lim Monitoring Group (Lyme Regis)
​River Char Community Project
River Asker Community project
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Further Reading​
  • Foam in rivers and still waters​
  • Evidence of Pollution ​
  • Problem Plants
  • Sewage fungus - a field and microscopic guide​
  • ​​Nurdles and biobeads - everything you need to know
  • ​​How and why to use Natural Flood Management techniques in our river
Is my river fit to play in? Check the online map at the Rivers Trust
​Where can I find out more information?
 
Background info
  • Storm overflow page – FAQs and a briefing note on why they exist, impact and what can be done.
  •  Wild Swimming page – Video explains the consideration and risks associated with wild swimming
  •  Warleigh Weir page – Explains the ongoing investigation at Warleigh Weir with latest water quality data
  •  Combined sewers explained – Environment Agency explain why storm overflows exist. YouTube video
 
Discharge data
  • Historical data on Drainage and Wastewater Management Plan portal - contains Event and Duration data for all monitored overflows from 2016-2020.
  • Live data from Coast and RiversWatch – Alerts where water quality may be affected by storm overflows.
  •  Historical spill data – Spill counts for several years, background info, and a page of starts/stops for 2021. Click on this link, then on Storm Overflows (maps are available here), then click on Performance and finally you can download the EDM data as a spreadsheet.
  • Site specific discharge data – Available on request from Wessex Water
  • National Event and Duration Monitoring Data – Data for England for 2020
  • Surfers Against Sewage Safer Seas and Rivers App – Repeats information provided by Coastwatch for an Android and iOS app
 
Rainfall data
  • Site and time specific – Available on request from Wessex Water
 
Impact data
  • Warleigh Weir water quality info page – E.Coli and Intestinal Enterococci data from bathing water investigation
  • Drainage and Wastewater Management Plan portal – Performance spreadsheet with impact data.
  • Bathing Water Profiles – Historical and most recent bathing water samples for Faecal Indicator Organisms
  • Environmental impact data from Catchment Data Explorer – Historical water quality data for Water Framework Directive compliance
 
Investment planning approach
  • Storm Overflow Assessment Framework – Current process for assessing the costs and benefits associated with dealing with frequently spilling storm overflows
 
Investment Plans
  • Drainage and Wastewater Management Plan – Performance spreadsheet (under Storm Overflows/Performance/*) has investment plans associated with storm overflows

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