Hospital admissions for waterborne diseases in England up 60%, report shows

The analysis follows widespread anger after record sewage spills were revealed this week. Environment Agency data showed that raw #sewage was discharged for more than 3.6m hours into rivers and seas last year – a 129% increase on the previous 12 months.

Increased raw sewage in rivers means there is a higher risk of infections, campaigners argue, as people are more likely to come into contact with the #bacteria in human waste.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/29/hospital-admissions-for-waterborne-diseases-in-england-up-60-report-shows

#PeopleNotProfits #ToryCorruption #water #ToryCronyism #ToryScum #ToryFascism

Time's nearly up for Thames Water. So let's bring it into public ownership - permanently

#ThamesWater, Britain's largest water monopoly, has been lobbying Ofwat to increase your bills, pay more dividends to its overseas investors, and try to squirm out of its way of paying fines for dumping #sewage illegally.

#Petition:

https://weownit.org.uk/blog/times-nearly-thames-water so-lets-bring-it-public-ownership-permanently

#water #ToryCorruption #ToryCronyism #London #Corporate #Corruption

More #sewage in rivers and beaches, fallout from #UK #water #privatisation and poor regulation:

Competitors report falling ill after triathlon event in waters of river Eden

The organisers of a triathlon on a lake fed by the River Eden in Kent have launched an investigation after a number of competitors fell ill with diarrhoea and vomiting.

Data compiled by the Rivers Trust charity showed a sewer storm overflow on the River Eden spilled 39 times in 2022 for a total of 474 hours.

Southern Water said blah blah blah

‘My daughter started to run a fever’: Britain’s swimmers on how sewage changed their summer | Swimming | The Guardian

“Water companies have been permitted to pollute as they please, harming coastal communities that rely on visitors and impacting those that rely on blue spaces for their mental health. The water industry and government must put people and planet before profit and reverse the shameful decline of our seas as a matter of great urgency.”

#sewage #uk

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/aug/17/britains-swimmers-on-how-sewage-changed-their-summer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS8zT9z-i7U

#ddn #water
#theydontgiveashit #privatisation #sewage #bigagripetropharma #chemicalfertilization #deregulation #cuts #neoliberalism #lobbying #wealthextraction #wealthdestruction #waterpoisoning

#water #environment #livingworld #regulation #environmentaljustice #socialjustice #doubledownnews #gogreen #realgreen #notgreenwash

#localcampaigns #riseup #wecanstillmendthis

Shitstorm: French kick up a stink over UK sewage dumped in the English Channel – POLITICO

The MEPs’ intervention opens an international dimension to what has been a fierce domestic row within the U.K. this summer, with pollution warnings issued for almost 50 beaches in England and Wales after heavy rain caused sewage overflow to be diverted from overloaded drains into rivers and the sea.

Britain's privatized water industry has been blamed by campaigners for allowing the spills, while Conservative politicians have been inundated with angry correspondence after campaign material from opposition parties claimed the Tories “voted for” foul matter to be dumped in the country’s waters.

#uk #sewage

https://www.politico.eu/article/shitstorm-french-meps-complain-to-eu-over-uk-dumping-sewage-in-the-sea/

Shitstorm: French kick up a stink over UK sewage dumped in the English Channel

MEPs from Emmanuel Macron’s party complain to Brussels over Britain’s dirty waters.

Petition urges Government to set more ambitious targets for sewage discharges

UK Government Petition

Isle of Wight resident launches an online nationwide petition urging the government to tackle outdated sewage discharge

https://onthewight.com/calling-for-urgent-action-petition-urges-government-to-set-more-ambitious-targets-for-sewage-discharges/

#TorySewageParty #ToryCorruption #ToryCronyism #ToryScum #Water #CleanWater #Sewage #UK #England

Calling for urgent action: Petition urges Government to set more ambitious targets for sewage discharges

Isle of Wight resident launches an online petition urging the government to tackle outdated sewage discharges

Sewage overspills result from lack of infrastructure investment, research shows | Imperial News | Imperial College London

The recent uptick in sewage overspill events is due to infrastructure not keeping up with demand, according to Imperial College London research.

The conclusion suggests other proposals for dealing with the problem – such as preventing blockages and separating rain and foul water – will not be enough to solve the issue of polluting sewage overspills.

Surprise!
#sewage #uk

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/242831/sewage-overspills-result-from-lack-infrastructure/

Sewage overspills result from lack of infrastructure investment, research shows | Imperial News | Imperial College London

The recent uptick in sewage overspill events is due to infrastructure not keeping up with demand, according to Imperial College London research.

#BenJennings on the #CostOfLivingCrisis and #sewage discharges – #cartoon | Opinion | The Guardian

Marking as #NSFW on grounds of taste.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2022/aug/25/ben-jennings-on-the-cost-of-living-crisis-and-sewage-discharges-cartoon

#UK #Politics #Satire

#Sewage sleuths: the men who revealed the slow, dirty death of Welsh and English #rivers

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/04/sewage-sleuths-river-pollution-slow-dirty-death-of-welsh-and-english-rivers

Really interesting read; exposes the damage done to the environment by years of chronic Tory underfunding of public services, and runaway greed of uk water companies in pursuit of profit.

#pollution #water #environment #EnvironmentAgency

#Sewage dumps into English #rivers widespread, criminal inquiry suspects | #Pollution | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/13/sewage-dumps-into-english-rivers-widespread-criminal-inquiry-suspects

#Environment #UK #England

Two billion litres of sewage dumped into River Thames in just two days, report finds | Evening Standard

Better not bathing in the rivers in England.

#uk #sewage

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/two-billion-litres-sewage-dumped-into-river-thames-water-b977981.html

Fury as ‘two billion litres of sewage dumped into Thames in two days’

More than two billion litres of raw sewage were dumped in the River Thames in just two days, according to a report.