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Out of Order! Thames Water blame "heavy rain" for repeated Sewage Flooding from Horley Treatment Works
Sewage once again flooded into streets and properties from Thames Water's Horley Sewage Treatment Works (STW) on 5 January 2025. Sewage...
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Jan 2416 min read
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News from the River Mole: early January 2025
December and early January have been very busy months for River Mole River Watch.
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Jan 107 min read
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Foam Alone? Citizen Science Data Reveals Weak Link Between Foam and Water Quality on the River Mole
Foam on the Mole Foam is a common sight on the River Mole and is typically associated with pollution. It is frequently mentioned on...
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Oct 18, 202415 min read
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Trustee day out to SES Water's Bough Beech Reservoir & Flow Zone.
In September four trustees - Caroline, Nigel, Simon and Sue - had a day out to Edenbridge in Kent to visit SES Water's reservoir Bough Beech
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Oct 11, 20242 min read
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August Pollution Test Results: River Mole shows some improvement over July spike but Water Quality is still Poor
Welcome to our August round-up of test results for the River Mole. Here are a few pictures from our citizen scientists taken on test day...
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Aug 31, 20249 min read
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Ofwat data reveals many failing Thames Water assets in the River Mole catchment
The recent Ofwat report proposes a £104 million fine on Thames Water for failing Urban Waste Water Treatment standards. The notice...
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Aug 16, 20245 min read
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Something bad is happening to the River Mole: shocking increase in pollution levels across the catchment!
Shocking and unprecedented jump in River Mole pollution levels this month is of great concern for river wildlife health and people.
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Aug 1, 202410 min read
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Rising pollution in the River Mole through early Summer, our tests reveal
Our water quality test results on the River Mole for June across the catchment show a disturbingly marked increase in levels of...
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Jul 23, 20249 min read
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River Mole News: Exciting New Testing Roll-Out and a Sharp Deterioration in water quality from April pollution test results!
Our wonderful citizen scientists were out monitoring water quality at all of our test sites across the River Mole catchment over the last...
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May 6, 20248 min read
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March test results for the River Mole catchment
March was another wet month with 110mm of rain falling in the River Mole catchment. This is over 200% of the long term average rainfall...
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Apr 5, 20244 min read
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January River Mole pollution data is in!
Here are the January pollution test results carried out by our fantastic River Mole River Watch citizen scientists. First off, above are...
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Feb 2, 20244 min read
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December pollution data is in!
Here are the pollution results for December 2023. Our fabulous River Mole River Watch citizen scientists collected data across the entire...
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Jan 8, 20242 min read
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November River Mole pollution data is out!
River Mole November pollution data is out! Things are getting complicated as more rainfall reduces Phosphate levels despite storm...
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Dec 7, 20231 min read
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October Test results are in!
River Mole River Watch October pollution test results are in! Overall catchment phosphate levels were down due to dilution in higher...
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Nov 8, 20231 min read
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River Mole September Health Check!
September pollution test results from River Mole citizen scientists are in (sorry for delay posting here)! Phosphate levels are somewhat...
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Oct 10, 20232 min read
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