#rawsewage — Public Fediverse posts
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Raw sewage rising into residents’ back gardens https://www.allforgardening.com/1610488/raw-sewage-rising-into-residents-back-gardens/ #garden #JamesDevine #RawSewage #RiverPang #StanfordDingley #ThamesWater #ToiletPaper
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BBC uncovers 6,000 possible illegal #sewage spills in one year
"BBC analysis suggests dry spills may have started on more than 200 days in 2022, lasting more than 29,000 hours – including during the record summer heatwave when people were cooling off in England’s rivers and seas."
By Esme Stallard, Jonah Fisher and Sophie Woodcock, BBC News Climate and Science • Becky Dale and Libby Rogers, BBC News Data Journalism Team
June 13, 2024
"Every major English #WaterCompany has reported data suggesting they’ve discharged #RawSewage when the weather is dry – a practice which is potentially illegal.
"BBC News has analysed spills data from nine firms, which suggests sewage may have been discharged nearly 6,000 times when it had not been raining in 2022 - including during the country’s record #heatwave.
"Water companies can release untreated sewage into rivers and seas when it rains to prevent it #flooding homes, but such spills are illegal when it’s dry.
"The firms say they understand public concerns around dry spilling, but they disagree with the BBC’s findings.
"They have said the spill data shared with the Environment Agency was 'preliminary' and 'unverified', and also disagree with how the BBC defined a dry spill, which they say differs from the Environment Agency’s approach.
"The latest findings follow a BBC investigation conducted last year which found 388 instances of possible dry spilling in 2022 by three water companies - Thames, Wessex and Southern - after they shared their data with the BBC.
"The other six – Anglian Water, Northumbrian Water, Severn Trent, South West Water, United Utilities and Yorkshire Water - had refused to share data about when they might be spilling with the BBC. They said it could prejudice an ongoing criminal investigation by the #EnvironmentAgency (EA) and #Ofwat into their activities."
Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4nn46rjej6o#WaterIsLife #England #UK #Pollution #PowerCorruptionAndLies
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BBC uncovers 6,000 possible illegal #sewage spills in one year
"BBC analysis suggests dry spills may have started on more than 200 days in 2022, lasting more than 29,000 hours – including during the record summer heatwave when people were cooling off in England’s rivers and seas."
By Esme Stallard, Jonah Fisher and Sophie Woodcock, BBC News Climate and Science • Becky Dale and Libby Rogers, BBC News Data Journalism Team
June 13, 2024
"Every major English #WaterCompany has reported data suggesting they’ve discharged #RawSewage when the weather is dry – a practice which is potentially illegal.
"BBC News has analysed spills data from nine firms, which suggests sewage may have been discharged nearly 6,000 times when it had not been raining in 2022 - including during the country’s record #heatwave.
"Water companies can release untreated sewage into rivers and seas when it rains to prevent it #flooding homes, but such spills are illegal when it’s dry.
"The firms say they understand public concerns around dry spilling, but they disagree with the BBC’s findings.
"They have said the spill data shared with the Environment Agency was 'preliminary' and 'unverified', and also disagree with how the BBC defined a dry spill, which they say differs from the Environment Agency’s approach.
"The latest findings follow a BBC investigation conducted last year which found 388 instances of possible dry spilling in 2022 by three water companies - Thames, Wessex and Southern - after they shared their data with the BBC.
"The other six – Anglian Water, Northumbrian Water, Severn Trent, South West Water, United Utilities and Yorkshire Water - had refused to share data about when they might be spilling with the BBC. They said it could prejudice an ongoing criminal investigation by the #EnvironmentAgency (EA) and #Ofwat into their activities."
Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4nn46rjej6o#WaterIsLife #England #UK #Pollution #PowerCorruptionAndLies
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‘An utter disgrace’: 90% of #England’s most precious #river #habitats blighted by #RawSewage and #Farming #pollution
Observer investigation reveals the shocking state of the country’s protected freshwater sites of #SpecialScientificInterest
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/12/an-utter-disgrace-90-of-englands-most-precious-river-habitats-blighted-by-raw-sewage-and-farming-pollution #SSI #sewage #SewageScandal #ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryPolutionParty -
‘An utter disgrace’: 90% of #England’s most precious #river #habitats blighted by #RawSewage and #Farming #pollution
Observer investigation reveals the shocking state of the country’s protected freshwater sites of #SpecialScientificInterest
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/12/an-utter-disgrace-90-of-englands-most-precious-river-habitats-blighted-by-raw-sewage-and-farming-pollution #SSI #sewage #SewageScandal #ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryPolutionParty
