https://www.europesays.com/uk/707330/ UK takes aim at struggling water sector with new regulator #Britain #EmmaReynolds #England #GreatBritain #NorthernIreland #Regulator #Scotland #SewageSpills #ThamesWater #TheGovernment #UK #UnitedKingdom #Wales #WaterSector
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Council Leader rules out legal action over river & beach pollution #Bridgend #SewageSpills
https://oggybloggyogwr.com/2025/09/council-leader-rules-out-legal-action-over-river-beach-pollution/
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Sewage spills pollute Escambia Bay despite ECUA’s infrastructure upgrade promises
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. — Residents of Cypress Point in Escambia County are at their wits’ end. Saturday afternoon,…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #CypressPoint #ECUA #Environmentalrisks #EscambiaBay #Fishkills #Infrastructureupgrade #ScenicHighway #Science #Sewagespills
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#ThamesWater boss defends exec #bonuses as #SewageSpills soar
Thames reported a 40% rise in #sewage #pollution with 359 incidents in the six months to September.
Lora Jones & Simon Jack, December 10, 2024
"The boss of Thames Water has defended executive bonuses as the firm calls for a hike in customer bills to ensure its survival.
"Chris Weston said the supplier needed to offer "competitive packages" to attract talent, but the water regulator has previously said that customers must not foot the bill for "undeserved bonuses".
"It comes as the embattled company saw a 40% increase in pollution incidents in the six months to 30 September, as its debts continued to swell, according to its latest set of results.
"Thames approaches a critical moment next week, with Ofwat set to decide whether to allow a proposed 59% increase in consumer bills over the next five years.
"The ailing business is saddled with debts which stood at just under £16bn at the end of September.
"The firm has said customer bills need to rise or else it will not be able to recover from its financial crisis. However, if the company does collapse, water supplies will not be affected.
"Water firms across the UK have faced a fierce backlash over sewage discharges and pipe leaks in recent years, but Thames has been in the spotlight given its debt pile, and the fact one in four people in the UK rely on it.
"Critics have argued the water industry has historically neglected investment in favour of paying executive bonuses and shareholder dividends.
"But on Tuesday, Mr Weston defended bosses getting £770,000 in bonuses.
"'I completely understand that there are customers out there who struggle with their bills,' he added, pointing to bill support offered to about 377,000 customers in the last year.
"Mr Weston, who was hired in January, was also awarded a bonus of £195,000 for his first three months at the company."
Read more:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg4zklxgwwwo#WaterIsLife #ThamesRiver #England #PowerCorruptionAndLies #EatTheRich
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Revealed: the ‘catastrophic scale’ of #SewageSpills in #England and #Wales
#WaterCompanies have logged five sewage spills a day, every day, for a decade, analysis by the Observer shows
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/22/catastrophic-scale-sewage-spills-england-and-wales
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My election list of priorities:
#climatechange
#ReviveTheNHS
#DecentHomes Cut #homelessness: build more affordable housing for rent and sale.
Stop #SewageSpills and #deprivatiseWater
Restore #WelfareBenefits to reduce food bank reliance.However I will be voting tactically to get the donkey in the blue rosette out! Please consider voting tactically. Hold your nose if necessary to stop this lot breaking the country and endangering the life of those in the rest of the world.
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The River Lim, which flows into the sea at the idyllic seaside town of Lyme Regis in #Dorset, has been declared “ecologically dead” thanks to #sewage discharge by South West Water, with dangerous levels of faecal bacteria present. #sewagespills
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/dorset-river-declared-ecologically-dead-after-sewage-spills-tripleclean-it-up-7kpw6fd6k -
🚱 Live sewage maps expose UK rivers polluted hundreds of times a day
The Rivers Trust found 384,568 sewage leaks occurred in England and Wales’ waterways last year and warned the crisis is “not an isolated problem”
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🚱 Water firms fined ‘feeble’ £10m for sewage spills as bosses earn £30m
The Lib Dems have slammed the penalties as just “pocket change” for the “profiteering” water companies that killed over 33,00 fish over seven years due to pollution
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🚱 Over 3,000 ‘monster’ sewage dumps in UK waters in ‘national scandal’
Lib Dems have urged ministers to “get a grip” as sewage spills from storm overflows are up 63% compared to 2021
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Cutting #SewageSpills may be far cheaper than #UK ministers predict, say experts | #Pollution | The Guardian