Untreated waste regularly flows into waters across England and Wales. Is it time to radically rethink sewage – or do away with sewers altogether asks the Guardian. Raw sewage in British waters is more than simply the horror of swimming amid human waste but also about the health and environmental threats of microplastics, endocrine disruptors, phosphorus, antibiotic-resistant […]
Thames Water hopes to harness human ‘poo power’ to heat homes. Company says sewage plan would avoid 105,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions over 30 years. From the Guardian On the downside, Thames Water fined £2.3m for raw sewage pollution incident. Judge says firm’s breach of environmental standards in 2016 amounted to ‘high negligence’. Read […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]