The first quarterly report, compiled by AquaWatch, whose device is monitoring water quality aspects of the River Wye, has just been published.

The data has been collected by the innovative device installed in July, which floats in the river and continuously measures key water health indicators such as turbidity, dissolved oxygen, pH and temperature, feeding the data into an online platform that provides instant analysis.

The project is part of a partnership between Ross Rowing Club and Haigh Environmental, who teamed up to raise awareness of the importance of protecting the UK’s waterways from pollution. Haigh Environmental – part of Haigh Group – has been headquartered in Ross-on-Wye since the 1950s, and provides wastewater solutions to customers across the UK, including package-treatment plants – an environmentally friendly alternative to septic tanks.

The reports will be published quarterly and will be available to download here.