Sewage dumping to be allowed

[mrodoc]

I think water should be part of infrastructure and not in the hands of profit making organizations who are prepared to cut corners. We take clean water for granted too much I think. On the plus side there are success stories. At Hope's Nose in Torbay there used to a massive sewage outfall. I dived there a number of times in the 80's and 90's but not many did! The place stank and the slick on the surface encompassed an offshore rock only a hundred metres or so from the outfall. Only mullet fishermen could be seen there! I am pleased to say the outfall only takes storm water now and I dived that rock last year which was crawling with crawfish and other marine life. 

 

[Brains]

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/water-and-sewerage-company-effluent-discharges-supply-chain-failure-rps-b2/water-and-sewerage-company-effluent-discharges-supply-chain-failure-rps-b?fbclid=IwAR3DtFn2uxxrprS75SGBlD2225k4e75rKhzl5wrwByNjlWR5_JdXBMYRMLw
Another link... Looks like the days of dead rivers and toxic beaches are coming back.
Never mind all in the infrastructure issues as highlighted above - important though they are - the discharge of untreated effluent will have a huge impact
How long until the "Great Stink" (non-political) returns to the Thames? No need to worry about the shell fish industry not being able to export, if any are still in work they wont be able to achieve health standards 

 

[Cantclimbtom]

... Only mullet fishermen could be seen there! ...

Like this guy?

 

[Brains]

https://www.theriverstrust.org/key-issues/sewage-in-rivers
Specifically for cavers the interactive map in the link shows problems in karst areas of the UK.

It has recently been reported in the media that since privatisation water companies have paid out a total of ?57billion to shareholders, but are now saying the issues are infrastructure, as highlighted earlier in this thread.

As an aside European bottled spring waters are no longer accredited for sale in the UK (until recertified?)

 

[Brains]

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/26/what-does-a-stream-of-raw-sewage-symbolise-broken-brexit-promises-for-one?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&fbclid=IwAR3K9zuDwqZGGbD3aL3HQaNPxwMXV9Qc2HP_WxAxrrPhrDQovty0wXhUkno
One of many possible links on the fiasco

 

[alanw]

https://www.theriverstrust.org/key-issues/sewage-in-rivers
Specifically for cavers the interactive map in the link shows problems in karst areas of the UK.

Their database has errors: a storm overflow is shown above High Birkwith, "Manchester Road CSO" "discharging into the river Roch"

It's at approx. SD 808 774

South of Bury, Manchester Road crosses the river Roch at SD 807 078

There's a similar odd one above Kingsdale, too.

Some fat fingering of OS Grid Refs, I suspect.

 

[andrewmcleod]

All databases of any size contain errors I'm sure they'd correct it if prodded...

The Ingleton sewage works seems to overflow a lot - 200 odd events, 5000 hours in 2020 (or something like that)...

 

[RobinGriffiths]

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