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Paul Whitehouse: Our Troubled Rivers
What is going on beneath the surface? Paul Whitehouse travels around England and Wales to explore why rivers and waterways are in decline and what needs to be done to protect them. In this series Paul looks at the impact water companies have on its rivers and waterways. Later on Paul sees how explosions of algae, caused by fertiliser runoff from farming, are part of a cocktail overwhelming the habitat.
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Episode 1
Episode #1.1
59 mins
Paul Whitehouse travels through the north of England, looking at the impact water companies have on its rivers. Paul explores the change in the water industry since privatisation in 1989 and what regulations are in place when it comes to sewage discharge into rivers. He meets concerned locals in Yorkshire looking to highlight the health of the River Wharfe, a conservationist who warns of the ecological decline in iconic Lake Windemere, and the man at the front of the battle for the country's waterways, Feargal Sharkey.
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