The Thatcher government didn't want the cost of overhauling the huge Victorian sewage infrastructure so gave the task to private companies. The trouble is they haven't done it either. Now the cost to the country will be crippling. We should be told the real situation.

#SewageScandal #sewage #sewagepollution #sewageuk

Sixteen Cornwall beaches hit with raw sewage warning after heavy rainfall

Swimming in contaminated water can lead to gastroenteritis, hepatitis, giardiasis, skin rashes, amoebic dysentery, nose, ear, and throat problems, pink eye, and other respiratory illnesses

Cornwall beaches marked as pollution risks
Kingsand

Seaton (Pollution risk warning), East Looe, Readymoney Cove, Polstreath, Portmellon, Porthluney (Pollution risk warning), Long Rock, Crantock, Porth, Harlyn Bay, Trebarwith Strand, Crackington Haven, Widemouth Bay

Elliot Ball

@SydesJokes #GTTO #SewageScandal #sewageuk #TorySewageParty

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/sixteen-cornwall-beaches-hit-pollution-8575804

Water companies say sorry and promise to get their shit together, boast about new investment but make sure that costs will be recouped from customers through "unspecified increases in their bills."

Meanwhile, privatised water and sewage companies in the UK paid £1.4bn in dividends in 2022, up from £540m the previous year. Annual bonuses paid to water company executives rose by 20% in 2021.

#UKWater
#SewageUK

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/18/uk-water-companies-offer-apology-and-10bn-investment-for-sewage-spills?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

The Water companies have realised the party is over and this mea culpa is just a final defence.

There isn't a defence. It should just be nationalised.

#WaterSewage #SewageUK #DividendsForever

River Lim: it’s my own fault really

#environment #LymeRegis #news #riverpollution #satire #sewage #SewageUK #SouthWestWater #WaterPollution

With the findings that the River Lim in Dorset is ecologically dead, we approached the river for comments. River Lim admits that it made mistakes.

The Lim is a short river that runs through the tourist town of Lyme Regis in Dorset. Various ecologists have found that this r

https://daily-twerk.com/politics/river-lim-its-my-own-fault-really/

Yep, I have to agree with this. The fines imposed by the regulator are built into the business plan so an alternative incentive for water companies to clean up their act is necessary.

#SewageUK
#TorySewageParty

https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2023/05/12/people-found-themselves-agreeing-with-nick-ferrari-and-can-someone-check-the-doomsday-clock-please/

I hadn't even realised this was an issue..
https://goodlawproject.org/new-were-supporting-an-intervention-in-a-supreme-court-appeal-against-sewage-dumping/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=ManchesterShipCanalAsk070223&utm_medium=social%20media

#sewageuk #canal