Devon’s rivers, lakes, bathing waters, estuaries, wetlands, and groundwater provide many benefits. They supply drinking water and support fisheries. They provide an essential resource for business and agriculture, transport routes and recreational opportunities. Healthy water environments help to protect us from floods and droughts and to regulate air quality and our climate.
Our vision is to ensure Devon’s river catchments provide resilience to flooding and drought, healthy fisheries and wildlife habitats, fantastic recreational opportunities, and a clean water supply.
Leads
Working Group: Peter Burgess (DWT), Laurence Couldrick (West Country Rivers Trust)
Current work
Work is led by the East Devon, North Devon, South Devon and Tamar Catchment Partnerships. A Devon-wide Catchment Group has been set up under the umbrella of the LNP to provide an overview of all four partnerships, share learning and increase collaboration.
More information
- The |Devon State of the Environment report includes sections on water and flood risk
- Links to projects such as Upstream Thinking can be found on the Water page of our Knowledge Hub.