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Norfolk study shows new ditches could help improve rivers
By Maggie Dolan and Nic Rigby
BBC Inside Out East
27 January 2019
WENSUM ALLIANCE
A study by the University of East Anglia and the Wensum Alliance used sediment traps dug near the River Blackwater
The amount of harmful sludge entering rivers from farmers' fields can be more than halved with special ditches, a new study found.
The Rivers Trust said its research showed only 14% of UK rivers are in a healthy state.
That health can be damaged by sediment containing fertiliser chemicals which can harm water quality and fish.
Scientists in Norwich dug and tested sediment traps beside the River Blackwater in Norfolk for the project.
More:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-46965907
