New cash to improve rivers

摘要

A £110M scheme aimed at bringing more otters, salmon and other fish back to England's rivers has been announced by Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman.The money will be used to kick start restoration worth at least £600M to improve the health of more than 880 lakes, streams and other water bodies. Announcing the funding, Mrs Spelman said:"The health of our rivers has come along in leaps and bounds, but we still see invasive weeds and lifeless waters blight blue spaces in cities and across our countryside."With this funding, we'll help all our waterways and streams thrive by tackling problems that have been sitting in the 'too hard' basket."