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“After decades of ignoring rampant environmental crime on the Roding, the Environment Agency has finally decided to act,” he said. “But it’s not action against Thames Water [utility company] for dumping billions of litres of sewage in the Roding, or the waste criminals who have dumped thousands of tonnes of rubbish on its banks, but against the River Roding Trust for… restoring a river without a permit.”

https://futurism.com/science-energy/volunteer-investigation-cleaning-polluted-river-prison

#UKwater #environment #thameswater #environmentalagency

“After decades of ignoring rampant environmental crime on the Roding, the Environment Agency has finally decided to act,” he said. “But it’s not action against Thames Water [utility company] for dumping billions of litres of sewage in the Roding, or the waste criminals who have dumped thousands of tonnes of rubbish on its banks, but against the River Roding Trust for… restoring a river without a permit.”

https://futurism.com/science-energy/volunteer-investigation-cleaning-polluted-river-prison

Salt's Relentless Advance on Freshwater

Saltwater is moving into UK freshwater sources. This global study shows by 2100, it could harm drinking water and farms for millions.

#SaltwaterIntrusion, #UKWater, #ClimateChange, #FreshwaterCrisis, #Environment

https://newsletter.tf/saltwater-infiltrates-uk-freshwater-by-2100/

Salt's Relentless Advance on Freshwater

Saltwater is moving into UK freshwater sources. This global study shows by 2100, it could harm drinking water and farms for millions.

#SaltwaterIntrusion, #UKWater, #ClimateChange, #FreshwaterCrisis, #Environment

https://newsletter.tf/saltwater-infiltrates-uk-freshwater-by-2100/

A new study shows saltwater is moving into freshwater sources. This is a bigger problem than last year.

#SaltwaterIntrusion, #UKWater, #ClimateChange, #FreshwaterCrisis, #Environment
https://newsletter.tf/saltwater-infiltrates-uk-freshwater-by-2100/

A new study shows saltwater is moving into freshwater sources. This is a bigger problem than last year.

#SaltwaterIntrusion, #UKWater, #ClimateChange, #FreshwaterCrisis, #Environment
https://newsletter.tf/saltwater-infiltrates-uk-freshwater-by-2100/

Scotland's Water Use: Balancing Heavy Rains with Future Scarcity

Why does Scotland face water shortages in summer even with lots of rain? Learn about high usage, industry needs, and tree impacts.

#ScotlandWater, #WaterScarcity, #WhiskyIndustry, #WaterConservation, #UKWater

https://newsletter.tf/scotland-high-water-use-summer-scarcity-despite-rain/

Scotland uses about 165 litres of water per person daily, which is more than the UK average. This high usage is a key reason for summer water scarcity worries.

#ScotlandWater, #WaterScarcity, #WhiskyIndustry, #WaterConservation, #UKWater

https://newsletter.tf/scotland-high-water-use-summer-scarcity-despite-rain/

⚠️ Five cyberattacks have been reported against Britain’s drinking water suppliers since 2024 - the highest number in years.

None disrupted water quality, but analysts say the rise highlights how critical infrastructure is under sustained digital pressure.

The upcoming Cyber Security and Resilience Bill aims to close gaps in reporting and strengthen defences.

Experts emphasize prioritizing everyday resilience over exotic threat models.

💬 What’s your perspective - are water utilities improving fast enough?

Follow @technadu for unbiased cybersecurity coverage.

#InfoSec #CyberSecurity #UKWater #CriticalInfrastructure #CyberResilience #CNI #ThreatIntel #TechNadu

⚠️ Five cyberattacks have been reported against Britain’s drinking water suppliers since 2024 - the highest number in years.

None disrupted water quality, but analysts say the rise highlights how critical infrastructure is under sustained digital pressure.

The upcoming Cyber Security and Resilience Bill aims to close gaps in reporting and strengthen defences.

Experts emphasize prioritizing everyday resilience over exotic threat models.

💬 What’s your perspective - are water utilities improving fast enough?

Follow @technadu for unbiased cybersecurity coverage.

#InfoSec #CyberSecurity #UKWater #CriticalInfrastructure #CyberResilience #CNI #ThreatIntel #TechNadu

"The widely cited £100bn figure for the cost of public ownership based on 'Regulatory Capital Value' has been questioned by independent experts... under existing laws, the value of these debt-ridden companies and their crumbling pipes could be closer to zero."
#UKWater #PeopleNotProfit #CliveLewis Show support for public ownership
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-emma-reynolds-to-base-water-policy-on-facts-not-water-industry-fake-maths?

"The widely cited £100bn figure for the cost of public ownership based on 'Regulatory Capital Value' has been questioned by independent experts... under existing laws, the value of these debt-ridden companies and their crumbling pipes could be closer to zero."
#UKWater #PeopleNotProfit #CliveLewis Show support for public ownership
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-emma-reynolds-to-base-water-policy-on-facts-not-water-industry-fake-maths?

From @RichardJMurphy
How much would it cost to nationalise the UK's water industry?
The number that is bandied around is £90 billion. You'll also hear them saying it's going to be paid for by taxpayers' money.
There are issues with their claims.
£90 billion was an estimate by a very right wing think tank who thought if you nationalise water you would have to repay all the debts owed by the water companies to the loan financiers who have kept them in business and profited heavily by doing so.
That's total nonsense. If a company is bust, you don't pay off the loan financiers to it. You pay a fair value for the business, and that is it.
What's the fair value of the water companies right now, given that they are both actually financially insolvent in some cases, like Thames Water, or environmentally insolvent in the sense that they can't actually deliver us clean water without it being full of, let's be blunt, shit, in most cases.
Well, their value is nothing. Literally, precisely pounds zero, or maybe £1 each.
That's the price we should pay for the water companies.
Would we have to pay taxpayers' money to bail these companies out? Let's not talk nonsense here. We have nationalised companies in the past, & what do we use to nationalise companies? We issue new debt to nationalise companies.
Not a single penny raised from taxpayers is involved in any way at all, because firstly, there will be almost nothing to pay. And secondly, bonds will pay for it. #uk_politics #ukwater

From @RichardJMurphy
How much would it cost to nationalise the UK's water industry?
The number that is bandied around is £90 billion. You'll also hear them saying it's going to be paid for by taxpayers' money.
There are issues with their claims.
£90 billion was an estimate by a very right wing think tank who thought if you nationalise water you would have to repay all the debts owed by the water companies to the loan financiers who have kept them in business and profited heavily by doing so.
That's total nonsense. If a company is bust, you don't pay off the loan financiers to it. You pay a fair value for the business, and that is it.
What's the fair value of the water companies right now, given that they are both actually financially insolvent in some cases, like Thames Water, or environmentally insolvent in the sense that they can't actually deliver us clean water without it being full of, let's be blunt, shit, in most cases.
Well, their value is nothing. Literally, precisely pounds zero, or maybe £1 each.
That's the price we should pay for the water companies.
Would we have to pay taxpayers' money to bail these companies out? Let's not talk nonsense here. We have nationalised companies in the past, & what do we use to nationalise companies? We issue new debt to nationalise companies.
Not a single penny raised from taxpayers is involved in any way at all, because firstly, there will be almost nothing to pay. And secondly, bonds will pay for it. #uk_politics #ukwater

Thames Water boss says bills need to rise by 40%

Despite Thames Water's weird justification, sources close to Ofwat (water regulation body) will do its best to refuse raising bills for end customers.

Also worth noting that Thames Water is a public company with shareholders: https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/94NA/thames-water-utilities-finance-plc/company-page and they are HEMORRHAGING money!!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68682198

#uk #uknews #busines #thamesWater #ukWater #water

Southern Water and Veolia (owners of Folkestone and Dover water) hit by ransomware attacks.
https://cyberfeed.io/article/29e6adea706b72cf29fe49ec9f30ee6f
#water
#ukwater

The UK had safe water. Then Brexit allowed the Tories to flush away our environmental standards
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/06/uk-safe-water-brexit-tories-environmental-standards-michael-gove?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#UKWater

The UK had safe water. Then Brexit allowed the Tories to flush away our environmental standards
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/06/uk-safe-water-brexit-tories-environmental-standards-michael-gove?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#UKWater