The rivers and streams in Canada are equally important. How many of them are protected? Anybody know?

Local politicians have recognised the right of a famous chalk stream, the Test in Hampshire, to flow freely and unpolluted.

Councillors on Test Valley borough council voted unanimously to acknowledge “the intrinsic rights” of the rivers within its boundaries, including the Test, which is renowned for its trout and fly fishing.

It means councillors and officials will have to keep the Test front and centre when making decisions on planning, land use, water management and biodiversity.

#rivers #streams #ecology #RightsofRivers #ecosystems #rivertest

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/30/council-recognises-river-test-rights-chalk-stream-hampshire?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Government chalk stream plan scrapping 'disappointing' | Hampshire Chronicle
hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/…

#Sewage
#ChalkStream
#RiverTest
#Water

Government chalk stream plan scrapping 'disappointing' | Hampshire Chronicle
https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/24847595.government-chalk-stream-plan-scrapping-disappointing/

#Sewage
#ChalkStream
#RiverTest
#Water

This is what our local sign looks like...what do you think?

I thought it was one of the worst bits of graphic design I've ever seen, so I decided to come up with my own artwork representing the local river Test.

My print, called The Test at Freefolk, is below.

#whitchurchhampshire #freefolk #sign #roadsign #screenprint #printmaking #trout #river #rivertest #handprinted

Real-time water quality monitors installed at wild swimming spots in southern England | Rivers | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/21/real-time-water-quality-monitors-installed-at-wild-swimming-spots-in-southern-england

#WaterQuality
#Sewage
#WildSwimming
#WaterQualityMonitors
#RealTimeWaterQualityMonitoring
#AI
#WessexWater
#SouthernWater
#RiverTest
#FaecalBacteria
#EColi
#IntestinalEnterococci
#DesignatedBathingWater
#AgriculturalRunoff
#StormOverflows
#EnviromentAct2021
#RiverAction
#RiverActionUK
#UnifAI

Southern Water challenged about storm overflows in the Test | Hampshire Chronicle
https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/24234968.southern-water-challenged-storm-overflows-test/

#SouthernWater
#RiverTest
#Sewage
#StormOverflows
#Storms
#Rain
#Nokes
#CivicChiefs
#ParishCouncillors
#Thruxton
#PathfinderProject
#DEFRA
#StormOverflowReductionPlan
#PillHillBrook
#PanParishForum
#Drew
#Donnelly
#Flood
#Hasselmann
#FullertonWastewaterTreatmentWorks
#FyfieldChurchOfEnglandPrimarySchool
#SwaleGarden
#Kimpton
#Ofwat
#EA

Southern Water pleads not guilty to polluting the River Test | Hampshire Chronicle
https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/24148204.southern-water-pleads-not-guilty-polluting-river-test/

#SouthernWater
#Pollution
#RiverTest
#FishLegal
#SiteOfSpecialScientificInterest
#Salmon
#Trout
#Otters
#Voles
#Lamprey
#Bullhead