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Former UK water company #CEO charged over alleged water test #fraud
Under UK law, intentionally altering wastewater flows during regulatory sampling is a #criminal offence. If convicted, Wright faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
The former chief executive of #UK water company #SouthernWater has been charged with conspiring to “manipulate” #water #quality tests, #British authorities said on Wednesday.
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Former UK water company #CEO charged over alleged water test #fraud
Under UK law, intentionally altering wastewater flows during regulatory sampling is a #criminal offence. If convicted, Wright faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
The former chief executive of #UK water company #SouthernWater has been charged with conspiring to “manipulate” #water #quality tests, #British authorities said on Wednesday.
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Former UK water company #CEO charged over alleged water test #fraud
Under UK law, intentionally altering wastewater flows during regulatory sampling is a #criminal offence. If convicted, Wright faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
The former chief executive of #UK water company #SouthernWater has been charged with conspiring to “manipulate” #water #quality tests, #British authorities said on Wednesday.
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Former UK water company #CEO charged over alleged water test #fraud
Under UK law, intentionally altering wastewater flows during regulatory sampling is a #criminal offence. If convicted, Wright faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
The former chief executive of #UK water company #SouthernWater has been charged with conspiring to “manipulate” #water #quality tests, #British authorities said on Wednesday.
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Former UK water company #CEO charged over alleged water test #fraud
Under UK law, intentionally altering wastewater flows during regulatory sampling is a #criminal offence. If convicted, Wright faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
The former chief executive of #UK water company #SouthernWater has been charged with conspiring to “manipulate” #water #quality tests, #British authorities said on Wednesday.
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/1117779/ Raw sewage is being dumped off the Isles of Scilly – and no one will be prosecuted #Cornwall #Environment #SaveBritain'sRivers #Science #Sewage #SouthWestWater #UK #UnitedKingdom
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"Southern Water bosses first to face criminal charges over sewage leaks"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Water #Sewage
https://inews.co.uk/news/southern-water-bosses-first-face-criminal-charges-sewage-leaks-4662564
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"Southern Water bosses first to face criminal charges over sewage leaks"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Water #Sewage
https://inews.co.uk/news/southern-water-bosses-first-face-criminal-charges-sewage-leaks-4662564
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"Southern Water bosses first to face criminal charges over sewage leaks"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Water #Sewage
https://inews.co.uk/news/southern-water-bosses-first-face-criminal-charges-sewage-leaks-4662564
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"Southern Water bosses first to face criminal charges over sewage leaks"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Water #Sewage
https://inews.co.uk/news/southern-water-bosses-first-face-criminal-charges-sewage-leaks-4662564
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"Southern Water bosses first to face criminal charges over sewage leaks"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Water #Sewage
https://inews.co.uk/news/southern-water-bosses-first-face-criminal-charges-sewage-leaks-4662564
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🚨I’ve signed a letter calling for Angela Eagle and #Ofwat to reject the last-ditch deal from Thames Water's creditors. Can you sign and share it as well? 👇
#Water #PublicService #Pollution #Sewage #Corruption #CorporateWelfare #Politics #Justice #Accountabilityhttps://weownit.org.uk/act-now/sign-our-open-letter-to-angela-eagle
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🚨I’ve signed a letter calling for Angela Eagle and #Ofwat to reject the last-ditch deal from Thames Water's creditors. Can you sign and share it as well? 👇
#Water #PublicService #Pollution #Sewage #Corruption #CorporateWelfare #Politics #Justice #Accountabilityhttps://weownit.org.uk/act-now/sign-our-open-letter-to-angela-eagle
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🚨I’ve signed a letter calling for Angela Eagle and #Ofwat to reject the last-ditch deal from Thames Water's creditors. Can you sign and share it as well? 👇
#Water #PublicService #Pollution #Sewage #Corruption #CorporateWelfare #Politics #Justice #Accountabilityhttps://weownit.org.uk/act-now/sign-our-open-letter-to-angela-eagle
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🚨I’ve signed a letter calling for Angela Eagle and #Ofwat to reject the last-ditch deal from Thames Water's creditors. Can you sign and share it as well? 👇
#Water #PublicService #Pollution #Sewage #Corruption #CorporateWelfare #Politics #Justice #Accountabilityhttps://weownit.org.uk/act-now/sign-our-open-letter-to-angela-eagle
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🚨I’ve signed a letter calling for Angela Eagle and #Ofwat to reject the last-ditch deal from Thames Water's creditors. Can you sign and share it as well? 👇
#Water #PublicService #Pollution #Sewage #Corruption #CorporateWelfare #Politics #Justice #Accountabilityhttps://weownit.org.uk/act-now/sign-our-open-letter-to-angela-eagle
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Southern Water fined £7m after illegally dumping sewage off Kent coast https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/17/southern-water-fined-7m-dumping-sewage-kent-coast
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Southern Water fined £7m after illegally dumping sewage off Kent coast https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/17/southern-water-fined-7m-dumping-sewage-kent-coast
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Southern Water fined £7m after illegally dumping sewage off Kent coast https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/17/southern-water-fined-7m-dumping-sewage-kent-coast
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Southern Water fined £7m after illegally dumping sewage off Kent coast https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/17/southern-water-fined-7m-dumping-sewage-kent-coast
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Southern Water fined £7m after illegally dumping sewage off Kent coast https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/17/southern-water-fined-7m-dumping-sewage-kent-coast
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This is not new. When will basic monitoring be employed here (and at other Scottish beaches)? What is there to hide - inadequate sewage treatment, unlawful discharges?
#Pollution #Water #WaterQuality #Swimming #Portobello #Edinburgh #Beach #Sewage #Effluent
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This is not new. When will basic monitoring be employed here (and at other Scottish beaches)? What is there to hide - inadequate sewage treatment, unlawful discharges?
#Pollution #Water #WaterQuality #Swimming #Portobello #Edinburgh #Beach #Sewage #Effluent
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This is not new. When will basic monitoring be employed here (and at other Scottish beaches)? What is there to hide - inadequate sewage treatment, unlawful discharges?
#Pollution #Water #WaterQuality #Swimming #Portobello #Edinburgh #Beach #Sewage #Effluent
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This is not new. When will basic monitoring be employed here (and at other Scottish beaches)? What is there to hide - inadequate sewage treatment, unlawful discharges?
#Pollution #Water #WaterQuality #Swimming #Portobello #Edinburgh #Beach #Sewage #Effluent
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This is not new. When will basic monitoring be employed here (and at other Scottish beaches)? What is there to hide - inadequate sewage treatment, unlawful discharges?
#Pollution #Water #WaterQuality #Swimming #Portobello #Edinburgh #Beach #Sewage #Effluent
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https://www.europesays.com/videos/62763/ Southern Water fined more than £7 million after illegally dumping sewage | ITV Meridian (East) #Brighton #CommonwealthGames #court #itv #ItvNews #ITVNewsInFull #itvmeridian #ITVNews #kent #Margate #running #Sewage #SouthernWater #Sussex #volunteers
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Parliament enacted a bill Wednesday to promote measures for proper maintenance and management of sewerage facilities in response to the 2025 sinkhole incident in the city of Yashio in Saitama Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/15/japan/japan-bill-sewerage-maintenance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #saitama #yashio #sinkholes #sewage
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Parliament enacted a bill Wednesday to promote measures for proper maintenance and management of sewerage facilities in response to the 2025 sinkhole incident in the city of Yashio in Saitama Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/15/japan/japan-bill-sewerage-maintenance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #saitama #yashio #sinkholes #sewage
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Parliament enacted a bill Wednesday to promote measures for proper maintenance and management of sewerage facilities in response to the 2025 sinkhole incident in the city of Yashio in Saitama Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/15/japan/japan-bill-sewerage-maintenance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #saitama #yashio #sinkholes #sewage
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Parliament enacted a bill Wednesday to promote measures for proper maintenance and management of sewerage facilities in response to the 2025 sinkhole incident in the city of Yashio in Saitama Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/15/japan/japan-bill-sewerage-maintenance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #saitama #yashio #sinkholes #sewage
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Japan enacts bill to bolster maintenance of sewerage facilities
Parliament enacted a bill Wednesday to promote measures for proper maintenance and management of sewerage facilities in response…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Nihon #Saitama #SEWAGE #sinkholes #Yashio
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https://www.europesays.com/videos/60785/ Annual counting of the King’s swans takes place on the River Thames | ITV Meridian (Thames) #1994ChinookCrash #itv #ItvNews #ITVNewsInFull #King'sSwans #MOD #Oxfordshire #RAF #RiverThames #Sewage #SwanUpping #ThamesWater
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The sewage-filled chalk stream where pollution is 100 times above target
Pollution levels over 100 times the safe limit have been discovered in the River Cam as the ongoing…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #Animals #environment #Pollution #rivers #SaveBritain'sRivers #Science #Sewage #UK #UnitedKingdom
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https://www.europesays.com/videos/57378/ Why are my water bills going up to pay for debt? | Wales This Week | ITV Cymru Wales #BILLS #debt #itv #ItvNews #ITVNewsInFull #PublicUtilities #Sewage #water #WaterCompanies #WelshWater
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Court Strikes Language Alleging Improper EPA Rulemaking Actions
A federal appeals court has stricken a sentence alleging improper EPA conduct during notice-and-comment rulemaking from the court’s…
#Environment #chemicalregulation #notice #sewage
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/318479/ WATCH: Kak is chasing away my lover! #away #chase #kaka #People #sewage #SouthAfrica #Tshwane #years
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https://www.europesays.com/videos/52709/ An inquest hears that a PC was killed on duty while trying to close a road | ITV News Tyne Tees #itv #ItvNews #ITVNewsInFull #JordanPickford #NoFaultEviction #NorthumbrianWater #PCJessTurnbull #Ripon #Sewage #washington
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https://www.europesays.com/iran/184669/ Outside the plan: Urban growth outpaces roads and services in Daraa #AgriculturalLand #building #Cities #construction #Daraa #Electricity #HLP #Houran #Housing #infrastructure #Inkhil #Jassim #MUNICIPALITY #Nawa #PublicServices #RealEstate #Roads #Sewage #SolarPower #Syria #UrbanPlanning #water
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GOWER: Volunteers find sewage at beaches after heavy rain — but most winter water rated good or excellent
Volunteers testing the sea at Gower’s beaches through the winter have found most of the water in good condition — but detected sewage at several spots after heavy rain.
The bathing volunteers carried out 77 tests between January and May at five of the peninsula’s beaches: Pwllddu, Foxhole, Knab Rock, Oxwich and Caswell Bay.
Of those, 90% were rated good or excellent. But eight samples detected sewage — the presence of enterococci, coliform and E. coli bacteria.
Half of those eight were recorded at Knab Rock in Mumbles, following heavy rain in January and February. Two were found at Oxwich, on 3 February and 21 April, and two at Foxhole, on 19 January and 3 March.
The results have been passed to Welsh Water and Natural Resources Wales for their own analysis.
It is the second winter the volunteers have stepped in to test the water, through a project run by the Gower Society and Nature Days scientist Dawn Thomas.
The scheme began in 2024, started by Gower MP Tonia Antoniazzi alongside the two organisations, to fill a gap in the data.
During the summer, Natural Resources Wales regularly tests the water at Gower’s designated bathing beaches. But its budget does not stretch to cover the testing from October to May.
This winter, the volunteer programme could only begin in January because of a lack of funding.
Swansea-based manufacturer TIMET UK then stepped in with a donation to cover the cost of test kits, allowing the monitoring to continue into early May.
Ian Davies, manufacturing manager at TIMET UK, said the firm was “really happy to help such a valuable project in this area.”
Sarah Samuel, of the Gower Society, said the tests were helping to identify and tackle pollution early, so the beaches remained safe for wildlife and visitors.
Dawn Thomas, who has overseen the project, said the data was essential for making sure the water was safe and clean throughout the year.
She said she was delighted 90% of the results were good, but wanted to see that figure reach 100% by next winter.
The testing comes amid sustained pressure on Welsh Water over sewage. Last month the regulator confirmed a £44.7m enforcement package forcing the company to fix its sewage failures, while campaigners have rallied at Caswell Bay over what new data called the company’s worst decade for pollution.
Tonia Antoniazzi praised the volunteers behind the project, saying the state of the seawater was a major concern for her and hundreds of her constituents.
She said she was impressed by the people who had given up their free time “to be part of the solution.”
The full set of results is available on the project’s data page.
Related stories from Swansea Bay News
Gower volunteers’ success in winter-water testing to fight sewage in the sea
The first winter testing programme, last year.Residents say they’re ‘Pooped Off’ with Gower sewage spills
The protest over spills from Welsh Water’s Bishopston Treatment Works.Gower protesters rally at Caswell Bay as data reveals Welsh Water’s worst decade for pollution
#CaswellBay #Environment #Foxhole #Gower #GowerSociety #KnabRock #Mumbles #NaturalResourcesWales #NRW #OxwichBay #pollution #Pwllddu #sewage #TIMET #ToniaAntoniazziMP #waterQualityTesting #WelshWater
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There will be a high-pitched, continuous hum on NSW ocean beaches from shark surveillance drones
* "Shark-spotting drones will provide year-round coverage at about 70 beaches along the NSW coast as part of an expanded surveillance program announced after a Sydney mother was attacked by a suspected white shark."
"The state government on Sunday announced it would allocate an additional $34 million for shark-spotting drones, providing coverage at every ocean beach from Palm Beach to Cronulla 365 days of the year."
"About 70 beaches across the state will have year-round drone surveillance, with all Sydney beaches covered from July 1.It will also trial artificial intelligence to improve shark detection." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-28/more-funding-for-nsw-shark-spotting-drone-program/106852096* Restore confidence to beachgoers
"NSW beaches to get dawn-to-dusk drone patrols in $34m anti-shark program...We need to treat the beach like the bush. It’s the wild.” >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/28/nsw-beaches-to-get-dawn-to-dusk-drone-patrols-in-34m-anti-shark-program* A deep dive on sharks and the law in NSW
https://lsj.com.au/articles/a-deep-dive-on-sharks-and-the-law-in-nsw/
#uavs #drones #beaches #swimming #surfing #NSW #sharks #habitat #surveillance #MarineLife #MarineHabitat #wildlife #conservation #sewage #SewerOverflow #pollution #runoff #SydneyHarbour #waterways #MarineEnvironment #noise #birds #SharingSpaces #TheWild #TheCivilised -
There will be a high-pitched, continuous hum on NSW ocean beaches from shark surveillance drones
* "Shark-spotting drones will provide year-round coverage at about 70 beaches along the NSW coast as part of an expanded surveillance program announced after a Sydney mother was attacked by a suspected white shark."
"The state government on Sunday announced it would allocate an additional $34 million for shark-spotting drones, providing coverage at every ocean beach from Palm Beach to Cronulla 365 days of the year."
"About 70 beaches across the state will have year-round drone surveillance, with all Sydney beaches covered from July 1.It will also trial artificial intelligence to improve shark detection." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-28/more-funding-for-nsw-shark-spotting-drone-program/106852096* Restore confidence to beachgoers
"NSW beaches to get dawn-to-dusk drone patrols in $34m anti-shark program...We need to treat the beach like the bush. It’s the wild.” >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/28/nsw-beaches-to-get-dawn-to-dusk-drone-patrols-in-34m-anti-shark-program* A deep dive on sharks and the law in NSW
https://lsj.com.au/articles/a-deep-dive-on-sharks-and-the-law-in-nsw/
#uavs #drones #beaches #swimming #surfing #NSW #sharks #habitat #surveillance #MarineLife #MarineHabitat #wildlife #conservation #sewage #SewerOverflow #pollution #runoff #SydneyHarbour #waterways #MarineEnvironment #noise #birds #SharingSpaces #TheWild #TheCivilised -
There will be a high-pitched, continuous hum on NSW ocean beaches from shark surveillance drones
* "Shark-spotting drones will provide year-round coverage at about 70 beaches along the NSW coast as part of an expanded surveillance program announced after a Sydney mother was attacked by a suspected white shark."
"The state government on Sunday announced it would allocate an additional $34 million for shark-spotting drones, providing coverage at every ocean beach from Palm Beach to Cronulla 365 days of the year."
"About 70 beaches across the state will have year-round drone surveillance, with all Sydney beaches covered from July 1.It will also trial artificial intelligence to improve shark detection." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-28/more-funding-for-nsw-shark-spotting-drone-program/106852096* Restore confidence to beachgoers
"NSW beaches to get dawn-to-dusk drone patrols in $34m anti-shark program...We need to treat the beach like the bush. It’s the wild.” >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/28/nsw-beaches-to-get-dawn-to-dusk-drone-patrols-in-34m-anti-shark-program* A deep dive on sharks and the law in NSW
https://lsj.com.au/articles/a-deep-dive-on-sharks-and-the-law-in-nsw/
#uavs #drones #beaches #swimming #surfing #NSW #sharks #habitat #surveillance #MarineLife #MarineHabitat #wildlife #conservation #sewage #SewerOverflow #pollution #runoff #SydneyHarbour #waterways #MarineEnvironment #noise #birds #SharingSpaces #TheWild #TheCivilised -
There will be a high-pitched, continuous hum on NSW ocean beaches from shark surveillance drones
* "Shark-spotting drones will provide year-round coverage at about 70 beaches along the NSW coast as part of an expanded surveillance program announced after a Sydney mother was attacked by a suspected white shark."
"The state government on Sunday announced it would allocate an additional $34 million for shark-spotting drones, providing coverage at every ocean beach from Palm Beach to Cronulla 365 days of the year."
"About 70 beaches across the state will have year-round drone surveillance, with all Sydney beaches covered from July 1.It will also trial artificial intelligence to improve shark detection." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-28/more-funding-for-nsw-shark-spotting-drone-program/106852096* Restore confidence to beachgoers
"NSW beaches to get dawn-to-dusk drone patrols in $34m anti-shark program...We need to treat the beach like the bush. It’s the wild.” >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/28/nsw-beaches-to-get-dawn-to-dusk-drone-patrols-in-34m-anti-shark-program* A deep dive on sharks and the law in NSW
https://lsj.com.au/articles/a-deep-dive-on-sharks-and-the-law-in-nsw/
#uavs #drones #beaches #swimming #surfing #NSW #sharks #habitat #surveillance #MarineLife #MarineHabitat #wildlife #conservation #sewage #SewerOverflow #pollution #runoff #SydneyHarbour #waterways #MarineEnvironment #noise #birds #SharingSpaces #TheWild #TheCivilised -
There will be a high-pitched, continuous hum on NSW ocean beaches from shark surveillance drones
* "Shark-spotting drones will provide year-round coverage at about 70 beaches along the NSW coast as part of an expanded surveillance program announced after a Sydney mother was attacked by a suspected white shark."
"The state government on Sunday announced it would allocate an additional $34 million for shark-spotting drones, providing coverage at every ocean beach from Palm Beach to Cronulla 365 days of the year."
"About 70 beaches across the state will have year-round drone surveillance, with all Sydney beaches covered from July 1.It will also trial artificial intelligence to improve shark detection." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-28/more-funding-for-nsw-shark-spotting-drone-program/106852096* Restore confidence to beachgoers
"NSW beaches to get dawn-to-dusk drone patrols in $34m anti-shark program...We need to treat the beach like the bush. It’s the wild.” >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/28/nsw-beaches-to-get-dawn-to-dusk-drone-patrols-in-34m-anti-shark-program* A deep dive on sharks and the law in NSW
https://lsj.com.au/articles/a-deep-dive-on-sharks-and-the-law-in-nsw/
#uavs #drones #beaches #swimming #surfing #NSW #sharks #habitat #surveillance #MarineLife #MarineHabitat #wildlife #conservation #sewage #SewerOverflow #pollution #runoff #SydneyHarbour #waterways #MarineEnvironment #noise #birds #SharingSpaces #TheWild #TheCivilised -
Half a billion litres of improperly treated sewage released into Tasmanian waterways in a year
Millions of litres of improperly treated sewage were released upstream from one of Tasmania’s most famous outdoor swimming…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #AU #Australia #bypassevent #cataractgorge #Science #sewage #sewerage #taswater
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/757948/ -
Half a billion litres of improperly treated sewage released into Tasmanian waterways in a year
Millions of litres of improperly treated sewage were released upstream from one of Tasmania’s most famous outdoor swimming…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #AU #Australia #bypassevent #cataractgorge #Science #sewage #sewerage #taswater
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/757948/ -
Half a billion litres of improperly treated sewage released into Tasmanian waterways in a year
Millions of litres of improperly treated sewage were released upstream from one of Tasmania’s most famous outdoor swimming…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #bypassevent #cataractgorge #Science #Sewage #sewerage #taswater
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/722989/ -
Half a billion litres of improperly treated sewage released into Tasmanian waterways in a year
Millions of litres of improperly treated sewage were released upstream from one of Tasmania’s most famous outdoor swimming…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #bypassevent #cataractgorge #Science #Sewage #sewerage #taswater
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/722989/ -
Half a billion litres of improperly treated sewage released into Tasmanian waterways in a year
Millions of litres of improperly treated sewage were released upstream from one of Tasmania’s most famous outdoor swimming…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #bypassevent #cataractgorge #sewage #sewerage #taswater
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#Mushrooms help remove #sewage and #EColi from Devon rivers
2 June 2026
"Mushrooms could be used to filter out harmful waste and sewage in rivers, after a trial showed a certain fungi can destroy a type of bacteria that is a risk to human health.
"The fungi, called turkey tail mushroom, was used in part of a river in Devon and managed to filter out 80% of E. coli bacteria during the trial.
"E. coli is a type of bacteria which can be harmless and shows up in the intestines of healthy people. But certain types of E. coli can really harmful - causing vomiting, fever and severe health problems.
"During the trial, bags of turkey tail mushrooms were stacked across a riverbed, filtering water through their roots, which are called mycelia.
"The mycelia acted like a sponge, catching the E. coli bacteria to prevent it going into the river."Water industry regulator Ofwat has given Anglian Water £1.5 million to use fungi to clean up rivers because the trial worked so well.
"In another trial in Lincolnshire, a similar barricade caught 83% of phosphorus and 35% of nitrogen from rainwater running off farmers' fields.
"Farmers spread these chemicals as fertilisers, but when they wash into watercourses they can cause thick algae to form, starving fish of oxygen."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/articles/ckgp58lp7xdo
#SolarPunkSunday #WaterIsLife #NaturalSolutions #Pollution #Runoff
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#Mushrooms help remove #sewage and #EColi from Devon rivers
2 June 2026
"Mushrooms could be used to filter out harmful waste and sewage in rivers, after a trial showed a certain fungi can destroy a type of bacteria that is a risk to human health.
"The fungi, called turkey tail mushroom, was used in part of a river in Devon and managed to filter out 80% of E. coli bacteria during the trial.
"E. coli is a type of bacteria which can be harmless and shows up in the intestines of healthy people. But certain types of E. coli can really harmful - causing vomiting, fever and severe health problems.
"During the trial, bags of turkey tail mushrooms were stacked across a riverbed, filtering water through their roots, which are called mycelia.
"The mycelia acted like a sponge, catching the E. coli bacteria to prevent it going into the river."Water industry regulator Ofwat has given Anglian Water £1.5 million to use fungi to clean up rivers because the trial worked so well.
"In another trial in Lincolnshire, a similar barricade caught 83% of phosphorus and 35% of nitrogen from rainwater running off farmers' fields.
"Farmers spread these chemicals as fertilisers, but when they wash into watercourses they can cause thick algae to form, starving fish of oxygen."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/articles/ckgp58lp7xdo
#SolarPunkSunday #WaterIsLife #NaturalSolutions #Pollution #Runoff
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#Mushrooms help remove #sewage and #EColi from Devon rivers
2 June 2026
"Mushrooms could be used to filter out harmful waste and sewage in rivers, after a trial showed a certain fungi can destroy a type of bacteria that is a risk to human health.
"The fungi, called turkey tail mushroom, was used in part of a river in Devon and managed to filter out 80% of E. coli bacteria during the trial.
"E. coli is a type of bacteria which can be harmless and shows up in the intestines of healthy people. But certain types of E. coli can really harmful - causing vomiting, fever and severe health problems.
"During the trial, bags of turkey tail mushrooms were stacked across a riverbed, filtering water through their roots, which are called mycelia.
"The mycelia acted like a sponge, catching the E. coli bacteria to prevent it going into the river."Water industry regulator Ofwat has given Anglian Water £1.5 million to use fungi to clean up rivers because the trial worked so well.
"In another trial in Lincolnshire, a similar barricade caught 83% of phosphorus and 35% of nitrogen from rainwater running off farmers' fields.
"Farmers spread these chemicals as fertilisers, but when they wash into watercourses they can cause thick algae to form, starving fish of oxygen."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/articles/ckgp58lp7xdo
#SolarPunkSunday #WaterIsLife #NaturalSolutions #Pollution #Runoff
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#Mushrooms help remove #sewage and #EColi from Devon rivers
2 June 2026
"Mushrooms could be used to filter out harmful waste and sewage in rivers, after a trial showed a certain fungi can destroy a type of bacteria that is a risk to human health.
"The fungi, called turkey tail mushroom, was used in part of a river in Devon and managed to filter out 80% of E. coli bacteria during the trial.
"E. coli is a type of bacteria which can be harmless and shows up in the intestines of healthy people. But certain types of E. coli can really harmful - causing vomiting, fever and severe health problems.
"During the trial, bags of turkey tail mushrooms were stacked across a riverbed, filtering water through their roots, which are called mycelia.
"The mycelia acted like a sponge, catching the E. coli bacteria to prevent it going into the river."Water industry regulator Ofwat has given Anglian Water £1.5 million to use fungi to clean up rivers because the trial worked so well.
"In another trial in Lincolnshire, a similar barricade caught 83% of phosphorus and 35% of nitrogen from rainwater running off farmers' fields.
"Farmers spread these chemicals as fertilisers, but when they wash into watercourses they can cause thick algae to form, starving fish of oxygen."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/articles/ckgp58lp7xdo
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#Mushrooms help remove #sewage and #EColi from Devon rivers
2 June 2026
"Mushrooms could be used to filter out harmful waste and sewage in rivers, after a trial showed a certain fungi can destroy a type of bacteria that is a risk to human health.
"The fungi, called turkey tail mushroom, was used in part of a river in Devon and managed to filter out 80% of E. coli bacteria during the trial.
"E. coli is a type of bacteria which can be harmless and shows up in the intestines of healthy people. But certain types of E. coli can really harmful - causing vomiting, fever and severe health problems.
"During the trial, bags of turkey tail mushrooms were stacked across a riverbed, filtering water through their roots, which are called mycelia.
"The mycelia acted like a sponge, catching the E. coli bacteria to prevent it going into the river."Water industry regulator Ofwat has given Anglian Water £1.5 million to use fungi to clean up rivers because the trial worked so well.
"In another trial in Lincolnshire, a similar barricade caught 83% of phosphorus and 35% of nitrogen from rainwater running off farmers' fields.
"Farmers spread these chemicals as fertilisers, but when they wash into watercourses they can cause thick algae to form, starving fish of oxygen."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/articles/ckgp58lp7xdo
#SolarPunkSunday #WaterIsLife #NaturalSolutions #Pollution #Runoff
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