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6 results found for '"National Rivers Authority"' in Keywords.
Survey into drinking water quality (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Following a survey into drinking water, an unidentified spokesman calling for an independent national agency to control quality, and for action to strip out all the remaining lead service pipes and plumbing....
Marchioness survivors at risk of disease from Thames water (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Julie Benson reports on survivors of the Marchioness tragedy being warned they could be at risk from diseases carried in the pollution riddled waters of the Thames including the deadly Weil’s disease....
National Rivers Authority report (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Graham Majin reports on the first annual report by the National Rivers Authority; five of the newly privatised water companies are to be prosecuted for polluting waterways. Includes interview with chairman,...
Tougher measures for waste discharged into rivers (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with National Rivers Authority Chief Scientist, Dr Jan Pentreath about tough new rules proposed to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Chris Patten, over waste discharges into UK rivers....
Water quality needs improving (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an unidentified male on the water quality objectives set out by the Government and says there needs to be a dramatic improvement in river water quality. Possibly spokesman for NRA (National...
River Thames a wildlife haven under threat (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; Documentary
Report by Louise Lear on River Thames as a haven for wildlife; threats from development; interviews with Steve Colclough, Area Fisheries Officer; Rachel Hill, National Rivers Authority.