Save Our Waters – a big thank you
WWT supporters and staff are among more than 900 people who sent an important message to government that we love our wetlands, rivers, lakes and beaches.
WWT and partner charities set up a website called Save Our Waters to help the public put pressure on government to stop cutting back on improving water quality. Less than a quarter of our waterbodies are classified as healthy which affects drinking water for humans and habitats for wildlife.
Everyone’s responses were collated and sent to the government’s Environment Agency. The responses will form part of the Agency’s public consultation on managing water in England, affectionately known as the Ahh-Bump consultation (that’s the easy way to say the acronym for River Basin Management Plans).
WWT’s Head of Public Relations and Campaigns, Peter Morris said:
“This is people power at its best. A huge thank you to everyone who took part.
“Rather than moaning at the Environment Agency, we all sent them an even more powerful, positive message that we love our natural places.
“The sheer weight of numbers will help the Environment Agency to defend itself against cuts from central government, and bolster its attempts to persuade landowners and businesses to adopt more sustainable practices.
“The Save Our Waters website gave me the chance to show how important my local river, the Medway, is to businesses, dog walkers, cyclists, anglers, boaters, walkers and families who simply enjoy a nice day out together by the riverside.”
