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Heavy rainfall leads to big sewage releases into waterways. Please do keep informed about these using resources like water testing river Thames RiverActionUK @surfersagainstsewage and the water companies own interactive maps.

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reachingout1 year ago

@RiverActionUK This makes me so angry. All the companies just like Thames Water and the energy companies are making more and more profit each year yet the service they offer is worse and worse whilst also breaking laws and destroying the environment. Why is nobody in jail!

The Exterminator Pest Control1 year ago

@RiverActionUK Good advice, but look at the 2 pictures from yesterday, one from @AnglianWater and 1 from @sascampaigns Notice the problem ??

David Sibley1 year ago

@RiverActionUK As an open water user windsurfing and paddle boarding, thank you

@cosytoescm1 year ago

@RiverActionUK This seems to have been going on a long time now regarding water companies, and it looks like they just want to put bills up, for us to pay for there problems… Cornwall already have big bills. What next? Sponsored sky dive by water boards!

rodney down1 year ago

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River update; what will the long term effects be of sewage releases? For paddlers etc I’d recommend washing your hands before eating. Use the Thames Water storm discharge map especially after heavy rains. RiverActionUK

Steve Backshall

59,494 views • 2 years ago

The Government will not measure the volume of sewage going into our waterways - only the duration. And guess what? The water companies are delighted. The Liberal Democrats' plans will force water companies to reveal the volume of sewage going into our rivers, lakes, and seas.

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Tim Farron

53,693 views • 5 months ago

🚨 Thames Water calls it an "isolated spill". We call it what it smells like. 💩💩 Last week, water testing at Fulham Reach Boat Club found E. coli levels more than 58 TIMES higher than the Environment Agency's threshold for safe bathing water. 🤢 Water companies are only supposed to discharge untreated sewage during periods of heavy rainfall. Yet the spills highlighted in this investigation happened during dry weather - raising serious questions about whether the law has been broken. Londoners deserve to enjoy their river without risking their health. Instead, we're seeing the consequences of years of regulatory failure, underinvestment, and a water company that continues to put financial interests ahead of people and the environment. Thames Water is no longer fit to run this essential public service. It's time to place the company into Special Administration so it can be restructured to serve the public interest, protect our rivers, and end the cycle of pollution before profit. #SewageScandal

🚨 Thames Water calls it an "isolated spill". We call it what it smells like. 💩💩 Last week, water testing at Fulham Reach Boat Club found E. coli levels more than 58 TIMES higher than the Environment Agency's threshold for safe bathing water. 🤢 Water companies are only supposed to discharge untreated sewage during periods of heavy rainfall. Yet the spills highlighted in this investigation happened during dry weather - raising serious questions about whether the law has been broken. Londoners deserve to enjoy their river without risking their health. Instead, we're seeing the consequences of years of regulatory failure, underinvestment, and a water company that continues to put financial interests ahead of people and the environment. Thames Water is no longer fit to run this essential public service. It's time to place the company into Special Administration so it can be restructured to serve the public interest, protect our rivers, and end the cycle of pollution before profit. #SewageScandal

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35,884 views • 2 months ago

🚨 Raw sewage pumped into the Thames. During a record-breaking heatwave. 🤢💩 People should be able to enjoy our rivers without risking their health. Instead testing at Fulham Reach Boat Club this week found 58,000 E. coli per 100ml of river water - 58 times higher than Defra's safe threshold‼️ This is the consequence of years of neglect, broken promises and a water company that has prioritised debt and shareholder returns over protecting people and nature. Our rivers are paying the price. So are all of us. The Government must act NOW: place Thames Water into Special Administration and take this essential public service out of private hands.

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RiverActionUK

11,242 views • 2 months ago

The chronic mismanagement of Thames Water is why I called a debate on its future in Parliament yesterday. Sadly, stories like Len and Jenny's of sewage in peoples homes are all too common. If Thames Water cannot be trusted to do the basics, then what can they be trusted to do?

The chronic mismanagement of Thames Water is why I called a debate on its future in Parliament yesterday. Sadly, stories like Len and Jenny's of sewage in peoples homes are all too common. If Thames Water cannot be trusted to do the basics, then what can they be trusted to do?

Layla Moran 🔶🕊️

38,024 views • 7 months ago

The problem with privatised water 💧 Around 90% of the world’s water is publicly owned - but England and Wales still run on a failed privatised system. For too long, water companies have been aloud to extract cash from a public necessity, all while putting profits before people and public health. The result? Polluted waterways, high bills and a system that isn’t working. It’s time to end this failed experiment and bring England’s water back into public hands. #publicownership #water #privatisation #sewage

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16,803 views • 2 months ago

Andy Burnham is looking to back away from putting Thames Water into Special Administration. This is a huge mistake. This is handing Thames Water on the cheap to foreign vulture funds who know nothing about running a water utility company. He also says it is too expensive to do anything else, so I want to know where those numbers are coming from. Thames Water’s own expert advisors say it would ultimately cost the Government nothing to put the utility into Special Administration.

Andy Burnham is looking to back away from putting Thames Water into Special Administration. This is a huge mistake. This is handing Thames Water on the cheap to foreign vulture funds who know nothing about running a water utility company. He also says it is too expensive to do anything else, so I want to know where those numbers are coming from. Thames Water’s own expert advisors say it would ultimately cost the Government nothing to put the utility into Special Administration.

Charlie Maynard MP 🔶

11,758 views • 6 days ago

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Daisy Cooper MP 🔶

18,497 views • 2 years ago

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