"Environment Agency assessments find just 14.3% of country’s surface waters in good ecological status""Every single English water body is polluted with toxic chemicals, new government data shows, while just 14.3% of surface waters achieved good ecological status. The EA checked for a range of toxic chemicals, from Pfas – or “forever chemicals” – to microplastics. If concentrations of the chemicals exceed the set standards, the water body fails to meet good chemical status. In the latest assessment, every surface water body in England failed on this measure. Under water framework directive regulations, the official target date for all water bodies to reach good chemical and ecological status is December 2027, although some chemicals have deadlines in the 2030s."