Attention by the Water Companies Over the Past 20 Years is Praised

The UK Environment Agency has announced that the water quality presented in the England and Wales environment has once again improved, making this the nineteenth year in a row that this has been reported.

The Environment Agency General Quality Assessment stated that in 2008 in excess of seventy per cent of Englands rivers and ninety per cent of Welsh rivers were consistently in what they termed ‘good status’ in relation to biological and chemical status.

The Agency associate the improvements to a clear result of measures that have effected the water industry such as the tough handling of those intent on polluting the British waterway system and also changes to many farming practices that once encroached on the cleanliness of Britain’s waterways.

Probably the biggest factor in effecting the cleanliness of the England and Wales waterways however has been the higher investments contributed by the water industry companies themselves of the past 20 years which has led to a sustained focus on improvements.