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4th August 2025 River Deben Environment Monitoring Results

4th August 2025 River Deben Environment Monitoring Results

4th August 2025 River Deben Environment Monitoring Results

Environmental Monitoring results from the River Deben.

Deben Climate Centre

Aug 11, 20253 min read

photo of four E.coli plates (paper rectangle with a yellow gridded circle in the centre covered in various quantities of blue dots)

photo of four E.coli plates (paper rectangle with a yellow gridded circle in the centre covered in various quantities of blue dots)

Woodbridge and Melton - Pollution Incident on 4th August 2025

Our testing team has uncovered another pollution incident at Melton/Woodbridge with dangerously high levels of E.coli.

Deben Climate Centre

Aug 5, 20251 min read

Two men peering into a beaker of water. The shot is taken looking up from the bottom of the beaker.

Two men peering into a beaker of water. The shot is taken looking up from the bottom of the beaker.

Deben Climate Centre on 5 News - July 21st 2025

On Monday 21st July some of our water testing team talked to Channel 5 News reporter Catherine Jones about the state of the Deben.

Deben Climate Centre

Jul 21, 20251 min read

Photograph of the River Deben at woodbridge at high tide, looking towards the Tide Mill in the distance. “Woodbridge Suffolk” by Martin Pettitt, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Photograph of the River Deben at woodbridge at high tide, looking towards the Tide Mill in the distance. “Woodbridge Suffolk” by Martin Pettitt, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

7th July 2025 River Deben Environment Monitoring Results

Environmental Monitoring results from the River Deben.

Deben Climate Centre

Jul 16, 20253 min read

Photo of 3 E.coli plates (paper tests with a circle in the centre covered in a yellow grid, with E.coli colonies showing up as blue dots) showing a range from 300 colonies to 28.

Photo of 3 E.coli plates (paper tests with a circle in the centre covered in a yellow grid, with E.coli colonies showing up as blue dots) showing a range from 300 colonies to 28.

Woodbridge and Melton - Storm Overflow Incident on 6th, 7th and 8th July 2025

High levels of E.coli between 3 and 30 times the “safe bathing limit” found in Woodbridge and Melton.

Deben Climate Centre

Jul 9, 20252 min read

Strings of brown algae covering a slow moving riverbed

Strings of brown algae covering a slow moving riverbed

2nd June 2025 River Deben Environment Monitoring Results

Environmental Monitoring results from the River Deben.

Deben Climate Centre

Jun 6, 20254 min read

Map of environmental monitoring results for E.coli along the River Deben. Results are represented by dots - they are largely green with a few red and orange indicating largely safe bathing waters (9 or fewer colonies per 1ml).

Map of environmental monitoring results for E.coli along the River Deben. Results are represented by dots - they are largely green with a few red and orange indicating largely safe bathing waters (9 or fewer colonies per 1ml).

6th May 2025 Environment Monitoring Results

Our Deben Climate Centre volunteer sampling teams were busy again earlier in May. With the dry and sunny weather up until a week or so...

Deben Climate Centre

Jun 1, 20252 min read

16th April 2025 Environment Monitoring Results

16th April 2025 Environment Monitoring Results

16th April 2025 Environment Monitoring Results

Damping and Testing results from the River Deben at and above Brandeston from April 16th.

Deben Climate Centre

Apr 23, 20252 min read

Map showing water quality testing results along the River Deben and it's tributaries displayed as dots, largely orange with a few red and green

Map showing water quality testing results along the River Deben and it's tributaries displayed as dots, largely orange with a few red and green

31st March 2025 Environment Monitoring Results

Environmental Monitoring results from the River Deben.

Deben Climate Centre

Apr 4, 20254 min read

Map showing water quality testing results along the River Deben and it's tributaries displayed as dots, largely orange with a few red and green

Map showing water quality testing results along the River Deben and it's tributaries displayed as dots, largely orange with a few red and green

3rd March 2025 Environment Monitoring Results

Environmental Monitoring results from the River Deben.

Deben Climate Centre

Apr 3, 20253 min read

photo of an iridescent film on water in a muddy ditch

photo of an iridescent film on water in a muddy ditch

3rd February 2025 Environment Monitoring Results

Environmental Monitoring results from the River Deben.

Deben Climate Centre

Apr 2, 20252 min read

Map showing water quality testing results along the River Deben and it's tributaries displayed as dots, largely orange with a few red and green

Map showing water quality testing results along the River Deben and it's tributaries displayed as dots, largely orange with a few red and green

6th January 2025 Environment Monitoring Results

Environmental Monitoring results from the River Deben.

Deben Climate Centre

Jan 20, 20252 min read

Map showing water quality testing results along the River Deben and it's tributaries displayed as dots, largely green with a mix of red and orange

Map showing water quality testing results along the River Deben and it's tributaries displayed as dots, largely green with a mix of red and orange

2nd December 2024 Environment Monitoring Results

Environmental Monitoring results from the River Deben.

Deben Climate Centre

Jan 1, 20252 min read

Map showing water quality testing results along the River Deben and it's tributaries displayed as dots, around half green adn the remainder a mix of orange and red

Map showing water quality testing results along the River Deben and it's tributaries displayed as dots, around half green adn the remainder a mix of orange and red

4th November 2024 Environment Testing Results

Environmental Monitoring results from the River Deben.

Deben Climate Centre

Jan 1, 20252 min read

Photograph of a series of E.coli water tests from along the Deben consisting of a circle with a yellow grid and blue dots. quantity of dot ranges from 20 to over 100. every dot represents a colony of e.coli. 9 dots is the maximum defra allows for safe bathing

Photograph of a series of E.coli water tests from along the Deben consisting of a circle with a yellow grid and blue dots. quantity of dot ranges from 20 to over 100. every dot represents a colony of e.coli. 9 dots is the maximum defra allows for safe bathing

7th October 2024 Environment Testing Results

Environmental Monitoring results from the River Deben.

Deben Climate Centre

Jan 1, 20252 min read

Map of environmental monitoring results for E.coli along the River Deben around Debenham. Results are represented by stars - readings are missing in several spots due to dry weather, of the tests tht were taken the results are evenly split between red, orange and green

Map of environmental monitoring results for E.coli along the River Deben around Debenham. Results are represented by stars - readings are missing in several spots due to dry weather, of the tests tht were taken the results are evenly split between red, orange and green

2nd September 2024 Environment Testing Results

Environmental Monitoring results from the River Deben.

Deben Climate Centre

Jan 1, 20252 min read

Map of environmental monitoring results for E.coli along the River Deben. Results are represented by dots - half are green with the remainder being a mix of orange and red

Map of environmental monitoring results for E.coli along the River Deben. Results are represented by dots - half are green with the remainder being a mix of orange and red

5th August 2024 Environment Testing Results

Environmental Monitoring results from the River Deben.

Deben Climate Centre

Sep 13, 20241 min read

photograph of a river overwhelmed with algae

photograph of a river overwhelmed with algae

Deben Climate Centre report details high pollution levels in the River Deben

This report from The Deben Climate Centre describes E.coli and phosphate pollution in the River Deben.

Deben Climate Centre

Feb 9, 20241 min read

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