The University of Plymouth is working with partners in Devon to help tackle water pollution through a new monitoring project.
The project aims to make water quality data more accessible - so communities, experts and agencies can better understand what's happening in our rivers and estuaries and take action together.
It is being led by South Hams District Council, which is responsible for the water quality regulations at designated bathing waters but is committed to working with others to improve water quality across the board.
The partners gathered on August 14 to mark the handover of cutting-edge monitoring kit and, once installed, sensors will run continuously and work together to detect changes in the water that may indicate pollution.
For the first time, real-time data will then be shared publicly via an online dashboard scheduled to launch in late 2025.
Supported by government funding, and being delivered in partnership with Innovate UK, the University of Plymouth and Teledyne Valeport, the project also has support from the Environment Agency and local harbourmasters.
Experts from the University are supporting the deployment of the sensors and will be working with the project partners to analyse the data generated once it becomes available.
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