Update on Blueprint for Water.

At the end of last month I wrote to my MP about the state of our local streams and rivers, it is here. I think she may have found the photos that I included a little awkward. She couldn't just fob me off with telling me all is well with freshwaters in the UK, not when she had seen pictures of pollution and physical damage occuring in the main water course in her constituency. Anyway here is her reply. She sort of admits there may be a problem with the River Churnet, but then goes on to tell me how wonderful are her government at looking after Britain's aquatic habitats. Read her letter below. But after you have read that click on the link underneath that to read that three environmental charities have been given leave to make a legal challenge into how DEFRA (government agency responsible for protecting the quality of our rivers) are neglecting to safeguard some of the country's most special wetlands. Needless to say I will be mentioning this in my follow-up letter to Karen Bradley.

http://www.wwf.org.uk/wwf_articles.cfm?unewsid=7661