Stopping Water Pollution

River Loddon

The River Loddon is a haven for nature and provides a fantastic habitat for many creatures, most notably a large array of fish. The Loddon is of great historical importance to Basingstoke and provides a pleasant environment for people to enjoy. However, as Basingstoke continues to expand, a great threat to the quality of the river has arisen. Maria firmly believes that the Loddon is a local treasure that needs to be preserved for the enjoyment of future generations, so she has been working tirelessly with Thames Water to prevent pollution from the Basingstoke Sewage Treatment Plant into the River. Maria’s campaign has proven successful, with phosphate levels falling significantly from previously unlawful levels. Maria continues to work closely with Thames Water to consolidate progress and ensure that the River Loddon remains a great place to be.​

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For more information on Maria’s work on this issue, please click on the links below:​

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MARIA MILLER MP WELCOMES “STEP-CHANGE” IN RIVER LODDON’S WATER QUALITY​

TOUGHER MEASURES NEEDED TO PROTECT RIVER LODDON​

LOCAL MP WELCOMES BIG STEP FORWARD IN IMPROVED MONITORING OF RIVER LODDON​

News

Local MP welcomes virtual Chalk Stream summit

MP Maria Miller welcomed the Virtual Chalk Streams Summit hosted by Rebecca Pow MP, Minister of State at the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs together with Chiltern Society bringing together a number of organisations working to return chalk streams to their natural state.

Environment Agency | Update

Local MP Maria Miller met the Environment Agency (EA) following the most recent Water Framework Directive (WFD) report classifying the River Loddon as ‘Poor’.

Maria joins in with the Environment Agency monitoring of the river

Maria Miller, MP for Basingstoke, joined in with the Environment Agency’s fish survey on the River Loddon recently, to see one of the ways in which the water quality of the river is monitored. Maria was joined by Cllr Elaine Still and Dr Alan Gibberd of Countrywatch.

Maria hears about projects on river Loddon

Maria Miller, MP for Basingstoke, met up with John Sutton of the Environment Agency and Dr Alan Gibberd of Countrywatch recently to see the locations of the two proposed gauges to monitor the flow on the River Loddon at Old Basing.