Water Companies – THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO

Labour Supports £88 Billion Proposal To Resolve Problem Over River Pollution

Labour pledges to end the ‘national scandal’ of ‘stinking filth in our waterways’ by throwing the government’s weight behind an £88 billion investment in water firms. On the weekend that marks the start of the peak holiday season, Environment Secretary Steve Reed said the second biggest private sector investment of the Parliament—behind energy—would be devoted toContinue reading “Labour Supports £88 Billion Proposal To Resolve Problem Over River Pollution”

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Up To Fifty-Seven World Championship Triathlon Athletes Fall Sick

Health bosses have confirmed that at least 57 people have fallen sick and are suffering from diarrhoea after swimming in the sea during the World Triathlon Championships in Sunderland. Approximately 2,000 people took part in the major tournament last weekend, which saw athletes swim in the sea at Roker Beach, which was given a prestigiousContinue reading “Up To Fifty-Seven World Championship Triathlon Athletes Fall Sick”

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Where In Your Area Is SEWAGE Being Pumped Into Rivers And Seas?

A conservation charity has warned holiday-makers to be careful as they prepare for their summer holidays, with a map laying bare the alarming sewage discharges along scenic hotspots. The Rivers Trust have told customers to check where rubbish is being let out into the sea and rivers and make sure they don’t bathe downstream ofContinue reading “Where In Your Area Is SEWAGE Being Pumped Into Rivers And Seas? “

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Conserve Water By Not Flushing Your Toilet After You Use It

Britons have been warned by a Thames Water executive not to flush their toilets after having a wee to conserve the country’s water supply. The water firm’s strategy and regulatory affairs director Cathryn Ross has also implored people to trim down the length of their showers to save water. Water companies regulator Ofwat has setContinue reading “Conserve Water By Not Flushing Your Toilet After You Use It”

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For Sewage Spills, Water Companies Are Set To Avoid ‘Disproportionate’ Fines Of £250 Million

Water companies are set to evade fines of up to £250 million for spilling sewage into rivers and seas. Environment Secretary Therese Coffey is understood to believe the fines are disproportionate. Ministers last year pledged a rise in the maximum penalties from £250,000 following persistent spills, but Therese Coffey is said to have declined toContinue reading “For Sewage Spills, Water Companies Are Set To Avoid ‘Disproportionate’ Fines Of £250 Million”

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A Village In Britain Becomes The First To Run Dry

Residents in an Oxfordshire townlet have been forced to depend on deliveries of bottled and tanker water, as half of the UK population could be encountering a hosepipe prohibition within weeks. Northend, on the Buckinghamshire border, usually gets its water from the now dried-up Stokenchurch Reservoir, which has been impacted by the scorching heatwave temperatures,Continue reading “A Village In Britain Becomes The First To Run Dry”

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Don’t Swim In Britain’s Rivers

An Environment Agency boss urged Britons to not risk swimming in the country’s waterways amid lingering concern over sewage being deposited into them. John Leyland, the agency’s chief of staff, insisted rivers were not there for human bathing and were instead for the wildlife and the fish that live within them. It comes after dataContinue reading “Don’t Swim In Britain’s Rivers”