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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton Environment reporter

England to diverge from EU water monitoring standards

A discharge into the River Thames near a sewage treatment works.
A discharge into the River Thames near a sewage treatment works. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images

The UK government is to diverge from the EU’s standards for monitoring water quality in England, it can be revealed.

Campaigners fear the change of approach could lead to more pollution in England’s rivers and waterways if the new measuring methods are less rigorous.

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