The discharge of sewage from 6 main treatment works into the Avon during 2021 and 2022 is listed below. The situation is getting worse overall although South Brent WTW showed marked improvement in both a reduced frequency and shorter duration of discharges, whilst...
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Could the upper Avon Estuary ever be a Designated Bathing Water? A belated update.
In recent years, particularly during COVID Lockdowns, the estuary has been used increasingly for swimming and other recreational uses such as by SUPers, kayakers, etc. For example, there has been a Bantham ‘Swoosh’ involving over 1000 swimmers from the Outdoor...
A NEW CHAPTER FOR THE ACA?
Dear ACA member I write to introduce you to an experiment! On Saturday 18th March, The Sustainable South Hams Rivers Assembly was held (the first of its kind in the UK) and saw around 150 project, group and community leaders gather to share knowledge, discuss projects...
SouthWestWater’s Drainage and Waste Water Management Plan (DWMP)- a consultation
The ACA has only just been alerted to this consultation by SWW about their management plans up to 2050 via our attendance at the Avon Estuary Forum on 27th September. Fortunately, the Environment Agency's Catchment Coordinator for the South West region was able to...
AVON WATER AT A CRITICAL LEVEL
As a ‘spate’ river, the levels of water in the Avon can rise and fall dramatically in response to rainfall; an effect made even more acute by the construction of the Avon Dam in the early 1950s, which effectively shut off much of the water and gravel flow arising from...
TIDAL ROAD CLEAN UP – 3.00-4.00pm on 16th MAY 2021
At last we’re able to get outside in a socially distanced way to resume life from where it was suspended over a year ago! We plan to celebrate by joining a Surfers Against Sewage ‘Million Mile Clean’ initiative to clean up around the Tidal Road. I’ve signed up for...
SPRING NOTES
SPRING NOTES - AUNE CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION Life in the Devon Avon continues much as normal although recreational activity in the estuary has been severely curtailed during 'Lockdown'. Unfortunately, our social gathering in the form of the Tidal Road clean-up...
A report from the Avon Estuary Forum of 3rd March 2020
The Avon Estuary Forum (AEF) is a biannual meeting of all those agencies and individuals with a relevant interest although discussions often include upstream matters that might affect the estuary. The Forum is usually held in Thurlestone Parish Hall and anybody is...
REPORT ON AVON ESTUARY FORUM
At last evening’s Avon Estuary Forum (AEF) there was a detailed discussion about the state of the Avon Estuary Patrol. Here is my view of the situation. Historically, this service has operated on a rather haphazard and informal basis depending upon the Patrol...
AVON ESTUARY WATER QUALITY
Click on the following link for an updated message about the estuary's water quality, biosecurity, etc. Water quality - November 2018e
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