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Why we need to protect water
Pollution can kill fish and affect users such as farmers, industry and drinking water abstractions.
EA State of the environment Feb 2018
Key findings
• In 2016, 86% of river water bodies had not reached good ecological status. The main reasons for this is agriculture and rural land management,
the water industry, urban and transport pressures.
• For assessed river water bodies in England, 55% were at less than good status for phosphorus in 2016.
• Nearly half of groundwater bodies will not reach good chemical status by 2021. For groundwater protected for drinking, nitrate levels were
responsible for 65% of failures to achieve good chemical status.
Valuing the Environment
• Annual sale of rod licenses in England - £1.4 million (Environment Agency)
• Coastal footpath adds £32 million to Welsh economy (BBC 2013)
• The total number of people in tourism jobs is estimated at 64,940, around 20%
of the county’s total employment (Cumbria Tourism 2018)
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