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A super sewage tunnel running the length of Windermere is part of plans aimed at stopping sewage pollution in the lake - but it’ll cost over £3 billion to construct and could be at bill payers expense.
The 'Only Rainwater into Windermere' feasibility report has been produced by @unitedutilities, along with @EnvAgency @MattStaniek @LoveWindermere @lakedistrictnpa
It concedes the water company are the most "significant" cause of pollution.
On water. The Prime Minister Andy Burnham has told the Labour conference;
“Water is a symbol of what has gone wrong with Britain”. Adding the centre piece to a strengthen water bill bill be a “repeal of ban on public ownership of water companies”
United Utilities has been fined over £900,000 after discharging sewage along the Fylde coast from 3 pumping stations. The EA say this was "an unacceptable pollution incident which had far-reaching consequences" including the loss of hundreds of thousands of visitors to Blackpool
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How toxic chemicals are continuing to pollute England’s water
Water campaigners at the forefront of bringing about change gathered at a conference in Leeds. They were there to discuss the state of our water and its future ownership, writes @RWindscheffel.
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Vast majority of England’s waters polluted by sewage
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The vast majority of England's rivers, lakes and coastal waters are polluted, according to a new survey by the Environment Agency.
It's research found just 14% are in good ecological health, while not a single body of water is safe from toxic chemicals.
Parliament has announced they will hold a debate about the public ownership of the water industry following a petition brought by @ashsmith43
That debate is currently scheduled to happen on the 14th September.
Firefighters tackling a moorland blaze above Tintwistle in Derbyshire are now using a helicopter for help.
£75 million campaign to get us to save water
Paid for by water companies so in reality by bill payers
A campaign run by an advertising company that’s previously had a contract for Thames Water
At a time when water companies say they’re sorting the billions of litres lost in leaks
Why we need to see water as an increasingly precious resource
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It’s 2332 days since I did my first report for @Channel4News looking at water pollution and sewage releases.
It’s 2332 days and counting and still no water company CEO has done an interview with us.
In that same time they’ve earned
£42 million
(very approx figure)
Growing anger on Isle of Wight over sewage releases
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Growing anger on Isle of Wight over sewage releases
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Breaking. Labour and Reform have both confirmed their candidates for the Makerfield Byelection.
Labour has confirmed Andy Burnham
Reform has confirmed Robert Kenyon
The Chief Exec of South East Water has finally resigned. He was coming under increasing pressure from customers, MP’s and shareholders. This was him a couple weeks ago not answering our questions
A petition calling for a referendum on the future of the water industry has reached 100,000. It will now be "considered for debate in Parliament"
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A petition set up by water campaigners @ashsmith43 and @watervole3, backed by @Feargal_Sharkey calling for a referendum over the nationalisation of the water industry has almost reached 50,000 signatures.
Water campaigners call for referendum amid sewage dumps and rising bills
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The @CommonsEFRA and @amcarmichaelMP didn’t seem too impressed with the answers they got from South East water boss today.
He didn’t want to answer ours !
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The boss of South East Water, David Hinton, has admitted to MPs that recent outages have "failed" customers in the South East of England.
We asked him how long it will be before he gives up his job - and whether he’s committed to being transparent and accountable. He refused to respond.