KEEP IT CLEAN!
The River Kent Needs You.
This page contains further information / useful links for householders on how to protect our waterways - in your house/garden, managing your septic tank and looking after your pets.
General household information
Call of Nature - contains a wide range of publications, leaflets - lots of free resources to download.
A clean home shouldn't mean a dirty river - Freshwater Habitats Trust
Information on how to minimise the impact of your pets on the environment
Articles:
Freshwater Biological Association article about impact of pets on waterways
Academic paper about the impact of pet treatments on the environment - Goulson
Vets urged to cut pesticide flea treatments amid river pollution fears | Pesticides | The Guardian
Songbirds being killed by pesticides found in pet fur flea treatments | Birds | The Guardian
How can you treat your pet for fleas without harming nature? | Pesticides | The Guardian
A call for toxic pesticides in pet medicines to be banned - Pesticide Action Network UK
Sources of further information on managing your septic tanks/off-mains sewage systems
Call of Nature sewage information including property packs, fact sheets, posters, check lists etc.
British Water publications:
Government guidance:
