The Environment Agency has two gauging stations for monitoring water levels on the Avon, at Didworthy and Loddiswell. Data from both indicate a severe reduction in water flow during the current very dry spell of weather, especially in the lower reaches. On Saturday...
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Conserving the Devonshire Avon from source to sea
water quality
Upper estuary improvement by Bantham Estate
Following the purchase by the Bantham Estate of Little Marsh, on the bridge at Aveton Gifford, we are pleased to point out the significant clearance of boat 'junk' and potential pollutants of the upper estuary from around the foreshore. The ACA continues to work with...
RIVERFLY PROJECT
At the Avon Estuary Forum on 16th May 2017, John Roberts (Chair of the Devon Avon Fishing Association) presented a fascinating talk about the Riverfly Monitoring Project on the river. Four stations are monitored : near Avonwick (Kerry Downs), Gara Bridge, New Mill...
SURFERS AGAINST SEWAGE CAMPAIGN
The ACA supports the SAS campaign to clean our seas and estuaries of sewage-related materials. The following message was received from SAS on 23rd May 2016:- Today, we’re taking your support for the Sewage Free Seas campaign to Westminster with us to be presented to...
Devon Avon (Water Quality) Group
The notes from the most recent meeting of the Devon Avon (Water Quality) Group or DAG have been added to the appropriate page in the ECOLOGY section. Amongst other things, it will be seen that SWW's programme of water releases from the Avon dam, for fisheries...
Restoration of the upper Avon – a report on fish-spawning gravel augmentation
The Plymouth University/ Westcountry Rivers Trust report on gravel augmentation formed part of the South Hams Rivers Improvement Project to restore the Avon to a state akin to that which existed before the construction of the Avon Dam. The report may be found on the...
New Bantham owner decries permitted sewage bypasses into Devon Avon
Nicholas Johnston, the new owner of the Bantham Estate, has expressed his support for the long-maintained view of the ACA that the 10 permitted releases of raw sewage into the Avon from the Aveton Gifford sewage treatment works after heavy rainfall should be stopped. ...
THINK BEFORE YOU DIP! There may be harmful bugs in the estuary.
Bathers and watercraft users cannot be protected from microbiological hazards in the upper Avon estuary under the Bathing Waters Directive. The Environment Agency does not monitor recreational waters for microbes unless they are designated as Bathing Waters. The...
Bathing Water designation and microbiological testing for Avon estuary?
This is notice of a formal request – in line with DEFRA policy and guidelines (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bathing-waters) - to designate the Devon Avon estuary (Avon GB 510804606000 -Transitional Water) as a site requiring microbiological testing...
DEVON AVON GROUP MEETING – 1st June 2015
Action notes from the 1st June meeting of the DAG are available here - Avon notes 010615 Other papers related to the DAG and SHRImP projects are available as sub-pages of the main ECOLOGY page on this website.
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