The Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey has demanded that every water company in England provides a “clear plan” on how they will prevent raw sewage being discharged into rivers. eleanormia reports:
Dead fish caused by raw sewage that was dumped into the River Great Ouse at Brackley in Northamptonshire by Anglian Water has demanded that every water company in England provides a “clear plan” on how they will prevent raw sewage being discharged into rivers.
“I am now demanding every company to come back to me with a clear plan for what they are doing on every storm overflow, prioritising those near sites where people swim and our most precious habitats.” This practice is legal, provided the company has a permit to do so, and it is estimated it could cost up to £280bn to upgrade water infrastructure to prevent storm overflows altogether.how much sewage is being poured into rivers by water companies because of a lack of sensorsThe government has insisted it has hugely increased the monitoring of sewage discharges from only 5 per cent in 2016 to about 90 per cent in 2021, with the aim to reach 100 per cent by the end of this year.
There was widespread public anger last summer after dozens of popular bathing spots were polluted by raw sewage following heavy rainfall, including locations in Devon and Cornwall. 3. Policy change. We will draw up a manifesto for our rivers – a robust, cross-party plan on how to fix them.
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