Sewage Archives - Page 22 of 24 - Ocean and Coastal Futures

10 Nov 2020

Health risk to swimmers in UK Bathing Waters the same as they were in the 1990s

The latest water quality report from Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) reveals that Between 1st October 2019 and 30th September 2020, a total of 2,941 Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) discharge notifications were issued through the Safer Seas Service, a real time alert system for sea water users of pollution releases which is based on information they […]

05 Nov 2020

The Sewage (Inland Waters) Bill published by Phillip Dunne MP Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee

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Wildlife & Countryside Link ‘Sewage (Inland Waters) Bill The Sewage (Inland Waters) Bill was published this month by Phillip Dunne MP (Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee), proposing ambitious new measures to turn the tide on river pollution from untreated sewage and to improve water quality. The Bill was welcomed by Link, particularly following last month’s water quality […]

29 Oct 2020

The End Sewage Pollution Coalition calls for MPs to vote to end sewage pollution of rivers and coasts

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Rivers Trust ‘The #EndSewagePollution Coalition, a cross sector group of organisations, are asking the public to demand their MP stand up for rivers and bring an end to sewage pollution which risks human health and damages precious water habitats. The campaign calls on MPs to support the Sewage (Inland Waters) Bill, a Private Members Bill […]

13 Oct 2020

Oxford council backs bid to stop water firm dumping sewage in Thames

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Guardian ‘ Council is latest to push for bathing status for a stretch of river in order to protect it Oxford has become the latest area to push for bathing water status for an area of river in an attempt to stop Thames Water discharging raw sewage into it. The city council has backed a […]

29 Sep 2020

Positive message on quality of rivers

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The Rivers Trust put out a positive message to celebrate World Rivers Day last week HEADING: OUR RIVERS ARE WONDERFUL – DON’T GIVE UP ON THEM A message from our CEO on World Rivers Day After dispiriting news on the state of UK’s rivers last week, the Rivers Trust CEO Mark Lloyd looks to lift […]

22 Sep 2020

Every single river in England is dirty and fails pollution quality tests

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Covered by the BBC and in the Guardian All rivers in England have been declared dirty after every single one failed to meet quality tests for pollution, according to a review by the Environment Agency. Just 14 per cent of England’s rivers are in good overall environmental condition – while not one of them is […]

02 Sep 2020

27,500 tonnes of sewage sludge to be brought to UK from Netherlands

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This is worrying given new research which has demonstrated how plastic contamination can decimate the soil micro-fauna. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Guardian – Greenpeace ‘Sewage sludge containing human waste from the Netherlands has been passed for import to the UK, to be used on farmland as fertiliser, despite concerns over the safety of its […]

26 Aug 2020

The CSO problem highlighted – is this one of the consequences of climate change with more flash floods?

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Guardian Water companies in England discharged raw sewage into rivers on more than 200,000 occasions last year, according to data obtained by the Guardian. The analysis reveals untreated human waste was released into streams and rivers for more than 1.5m hours in 2019. The figures, obtained via environmental information requests, trace releases of sewage from […]