Mersey Basin
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Mersey Basin

Mersey Basin, UK | Mersey Basin Campaign

Year

1999

Category

Thiess International River Prize

As a government-sponsored 25-year initiative to clean up the rivers, canals and estuary of the Mersey River Basin in North West England, the Mersey Basin Campaign was a pioneer in partnership working. In the period it was active (1985-2010), it made great progress in improving water quality, promoting waterside regeneration, and engaging stakeholders, in a region with a history of severe industrial dereliction and pollution.

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