https://somersetdaily.co.uk/tags/waterpollution/Recent content in waterpollution on Somerset DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usWed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000https://somersetdaily.co.uk/woman-married-to-river-avon-drives-council-to-protect-it/Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000https://somersetdaily.co.uk/woman-married-to-river-avon-drives-council-to-protect-it/Meg Avon, a researcher and performance poet who symbolically married the River Avon in 2023 to highlight water pollution issues, has successfully convinced Bath and North East Somerset Council to take a firm stand on protecting the river. On July 16, the council unanimously endorsed a charter recognizing the river’s rights—to exist, flow sustainably, and remain free from pollution. This move is part of a broader campaign by the group ‘We Are Avon,’ which advocates for every council along the River Avon’s 83-mile stretch to adopt the charter.