Ilkley Clean River Group
@cleanilkley.bsky.social
Campaigning to stop sewage pollution in the Wharfe
Issue 144 of The Northern Eco is out! The water issue is highlighted but, as well as the official proposals, we also look at the People's Commission on the Water Sector - an academic-led approach. @sascampaigns.bsky.social @cleanilkley.bsky.social @saveourswale.bsky.social tinyurl.com/cjjw5aby
Goodbye OFWAT - hello, one to rule them all
Fancy a dip with 50% less sewage? Hang on five years and you'll be able to jump right in.....
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Nobbled! The changes in Sir Jon #Cunliffe's report are far-reaching within the bounds set by the environment agency. But @SteveReedMP's department ruled out public ownership from the start. @compassoffice.bsky.social @riveractionuk.bsky.social @sascampaigns.bsky.social @windrushwasp.bsky.social
Scrap Ofwat, says major report, as author warns water bills will rise by 30% in five years - live updates
Sir Jon Cunliffe's report into the water sector in England and Wales makes 88 recommendations - including making water meters mandatory.
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😡Steve Reed banned the Water Commission Report from exploring public ownership in England. 🤣He says it's too expensive. But the £100bn figure comes from a 2018 report funded by the water industry. We say that it's nonsense, & the experts agree. Watch this video to find out why
We want our treatment works at Richmond to be fit for purpose, nothing more, nothing less! @yorkshirewater.bsky.social @cleanilkley.bsky.social @peopleswater.bsky.social www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2507678...
Campaigners take aim at Yorkshire Water after site visit as utility company respond
Three members of the Save Our Swale (SOS) group were permitted access to the treatment works on Wednesday, March 26.
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The government has set up a water commission to conduct the biggest review since privatisation. I just asked them to back bringing water companies into public ownership. Join me: weownit.org.uk/act-now/wate... @joemorrismp.bsky.social @catchmentsteward.bsky.social @cleanilkley.bsky.social
Tell the Water Commission — Public Ownership NOW! | We Own It
Email the government's commission on water to demand they call for public ownership.
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Southern Water customers 'disgusted' by bill hike Source: BBC search.app/GRuvT Shared via the Google App
Southern Water customers 'disgusted' by bill hike
It comes after the water supplier increased its charges by an average of 47% from April.
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England water pollution at 10-year high, campaigners say Source: BBC search.app/1PWpg Shared via the Google App
England's serious water pollution incidents at 10-year high
Campaigners release official data showing the most serious pollution incidents in England are double the target.
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More than 100 chemicals polluting harbours - study Source: BBC search.app/aFzwp Shared via the Google App
More than 100 chemicals polluting South harbours - study
The studies looked at samples from Langstone and Chichester Harbours in spring and autumn 2022.
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Prospective Thames Water Private Equity Buyer ‘Sent Bills Soaring’ in UK and US Source: Byline Times search.app/6fdMo Shared via the Google App
Prospective Thames Water Private Equity Buyer 'Sent Bills Soaring' in UK and US
Campaigners say the preferred buyer of the failing UK water firm has a record of "rampant profiteering and financial abuse of service users" on both sides of the Atlantic
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Since exiting the EU chemical regulation system, the UK has not restricted a single chemical substance. In that time, the EU has restricted or banned 10 harmful substances. But they have had a good long think about maybe possibly banning lead shot. www.sustainableviews.com/more-than-fo...
More than four years and half a million pounds, but still no regulation. Time for change?
Chloe Alexander is senior campaigner at Chem Trust The UK has failed to regulate chemicals post-Brexit
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Just watched @labourlewis.bsky.social powerful speech on his Water Bill, raising the fundamental question who should own our water? It’s time to bring water back into public hands. Watch the debate: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gIO... @joemorrismp.bsky.social @catchmentsteward.bsky.social
MP calls for public ownership of water
YouTube video by Clive Lewis
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@tomgordonld.bsky.social hope you can join us - please share the @peopleswater.bsky.social People’s Commission on the water sector comes to #knaresborough
FOI to @EnvAgency on costs to date of their criminal investigation into illegal pollution discovered by @WindrushWasp and the answer is? £5.9M !!!!! How about that was used to regulate so they didn’t pollute? Novel!!
Last night only THREE peers in the House of Lords called for public ownership of England's water industry. That was me, Jenny Jones & Natalie Bennett (Green Party) out of a membership of 827. Public ownership officially opposed by Labour, Tories and LibDems. Most people want to end the scandal.
Court rules in favour of more of the same, Dig deep billpayers, you have hungry creditors and shareholders to feed. www.windrushwasp.org/single-post/...
Court supports Thames Water bailout
The Appeal Court has announced that it will not overturn the High Court decision to allow Thames Water to add £3 billion debt to the almost £19 billion it has already taken on at billpayers' expense -...
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Thames Water wants to be spared billions of pounds of costs and fines over the next 5 years. TW ripped off customers, dumped sewage in rivers, neglected investment, borrowed money to pay dividends. Laws must apply. No public bailout. Let it go bankrupt. Nationalise for nominal sum.
Thames Water begs to be spared fines and costs, warning bidders will walk away
Exclusive: Managers and lenders racing to find a buyer want regulator to agree to leniency amounting to billions of pounds
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t.co/NBvFFwCNHv Thames Water: Inside the crisis: is anyone watching? They want positive feedback back, what a joke! Will give that when they stop profiting from polluting our rivers! @cleanilkley.bsky.social @thames21.bsky.social @henleymermaids.bsky.social @beneath-b-waters.bsky.social
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m00284vn/thames-water-inside-the-crisis
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Bailouts won't fix the sewage scandal and won't reduce bills. Join me and @GoodLawProject to call on Steve Reed to stop water company greed goodlaw.social/uk6y
Ask Steve Reed to stop bills rising, not reward water company greed
Thames Water’s profit-hungry owners have let the water network rot while they’ve racked up alarming debts. And who do they want to pick up the tab? Customers – through ever-rising water bills. The com...
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A lump of chalk on a frosty morning demonstrating its ability to store water. Unfortunately Affinity Water currently take 53% of all available water from the upper Ivel catchment, up to 14 million litres per day! @beneath-b-waters.bsky.social @stormwater-jo.bsky.social @welshriversunion.bsky.social
Public events coming up. Come and have your say on the future of our water. Free
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Cunliffe Commission to improve the current system. John C on radio 4 The key he says is lining up incentives. Apparently investors have lost all their money. The solution is the regulatory system with more invt at regional level. Lack of strategy.
