Our rivers are polluted, beaches are filthy and wildlife is vanishing. Who’s to blame? Polluting companies and a succession of governments that keep letting them off the hook. 

But governments, including ours, have a legal duty to act against pollution that threatens nature and puts people's health and wellbeing at risk.  

As UK Parliament prepares to debate the Water Reform Bill, we have a rare chance to fix a broken system, so it works for people and nature, not polluters and profits. Email your MP now.

Clean rivers, lakes and seas are essential for both thriving ecosystems and human welfare – they affect people’s quality of life, their health and their livelihoods. Yet pollution and regulatory failure have turned clean water in England into a privilege, with only 14% of rivers meeting good ecological standards. 

Years of weak regulation and political inaction have allowed sewage, chemicals, and agricultural runoff to flood our waterways. What should be a national treasure has become a national emergency - harming wildlife, damaging communities, and eroding public trust. 

But change is within reach. Public demand for clean rivers and safe bathing waters has never been stronger, and communities across the country are calling for action. Together, we can urge MPs to: 

Stop the polluters − Clamp down on sewage, intensive agricultural and chemical pollution.

Fix the broken system − Stop water companies putting profit before people and nature, with proper oversight and local communities involved.

Restore nature − Bring rivers, lakes and seas back to life with healthier habitats, cleaner water, and safe access for people.

Email your MP and demand a water law that stops pollution, repairs the system, and delivers clean water - now.