Raw sewage dumped into England's rivers 375,000 times last year - BBC News
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- Опубліковано 8 тра 2022
- Raw sewage was discharged into rivers in England nearly 375,000 times by water companies last year, according to the Environment Agency.
The UK government has said that this is unacceptable and is promising a 40% reduction by 2040.
‘Citizen scientists' have been taking samples from waterways near their homes to find out just how much sewage and other chemicals are in the water.
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This is what happens when private corporations are involved in Public Service. They should be banned.
This is just capitalism, at any opportunity the capitalist elite will ruin your life and environment for an extra penny
I think it should be private run but just should be a lot more regulated
"What is that grey stuff?" .. "Oh, that's the ghost of Margaret Thatcher!"
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Oh, wait it's a pile of human excrement. Same difference.
@@coraltown1 lol do u know who Margret thatcher is, she believed in economic liberalism so basically regulate as little as possible. What I say is nowhere near her.
I have been a wastewater treatment plant professional for over 30 years her on the Pacific Northwest coast. This really is not acceptable behavior by a modern society. The regulators of environmental laws should have forced improvements after the problems were identified.
Tijuana Mexico has been dumping 50 to 100 million gallons daily of untreated raw sewage into the ocean for decades without repercussions all the while contaminated so cal beaches and sea life.
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@Read a #$&@ Book! Nobody asked
@Read a #$&@ Book! Then why are you watching?
It started when the Thatcher government privatised all utilities
Heartbreaking to see such a beautiful area trashed in 2022
It's ALL OVER ENGLAND
😡 It's crazy the Environment Agency has to be pressured to do the very job they exist to do!
Maybe the job they actually have is to protect private Businesses, not the Environment.
Exactly!
its because tory governments have cut their budget many times
GET OVER IT KID! PEEPEEPOOPOO IS THE FUTURE!
This is what happens when you privatise utilities, who they raise their rates, reduce staff and then their investors pocket the profits. They are insured against operational losses, which includes fines. I would like to know just what the EA meant by reviewing their approach to the way they handle pollution at the sewage works. Maybe 'working with the polluter to find a mutually acceptable solution ' is a lucrative strategy?
I know that if my septic tank leaked and polluted the local river, they would have been down on me like a ton of bricks. I would be slapped with a fine, given an improvement order on an impossibly short timetable, if I couldn't comply they would carry out the necessary works themselves, slap me with the bill and another fine. One law for the rich ...
You are right. This is a resource that belongs to the people not an organisation. Water should also be free at no cost. If the rivers of the UK were clean many would have access to free drinking water.
"What is that grey stuff?" .. "Oh, that's the ghost of Margaret Thatcher!"
Yes
Exactly the same as happened here too; the fruit of privatisation / profit-racketeering.
It’s all a great big scam. The majority of the shareholders of these companies don’t even live here. What could possibly go wrong ?
A 40% reduction by 2040?! Wow thank you so much. What a great government.
Nasty
Agenda 2030
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That's the tories for ya!
disgusting, privatising water companies was a huge mistake we can thank Thatcher and many other things for. No accountability and no care in the world for anything but profit
Finally UK rivers catching up with Asian rivers. Last time I checked oceans are connected. We need to do more on a global level.
The environment agency lost any small power it had years ago, it's been underfunded for a long time. It's rather sad that the government just don't give a crap (pardon the pun) about regulating corporations or even about fining them when they break the poor set of laws that already exist.
Same in Australia with the environmental protection authority being under authority of the neoliberal government
Another winner from Benny Hill & co.
Meanwhile Sunak gave his banker cronies billions in tax cuts just a few months ago. Banker pockets are obviously more important than the environment. Think about that for a moment...
Big corps pay the governments to shut their mouths.
@@TheUltimateBlooper - to pay for the post banking crises tax breaks for the rich, Mrs Cameron cut public services, environmental included, in the guise of bringing down the national debt.
But they've won a few elections since, so we're actually to blame TBH.
it's like we've gone back to the 1700's when ''oh just dump it in the river and wash it away'' mentality was prevalent. Thank goodness the 1960's Hippy Flower Power Save the Earth movement gave us environmental protection LAWS that need to be enforced to collect the fines for the clean up and punish the wrong doers as an example.
Nah, that was in the 19th century. In the 18th century people were dumping their excrement straight into the street right in front of your door. This next song is called "Drowning in your own shit." Thank you and good night.
Clean up? It's going into the oceans
@Loves Nature - considering the BS history that's taught in schools, I guess you were congratulating the OP?
Yes only worse now with plastics and cans etc
There's nothing quite like a day at the beach in Southend, building sandcastles of pure shite
Probably caused by people like you by putting rain water in the foul system
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Fining the companies don't help us -- the customers. They just end up rasing to the prices to compensate.
Nationalise those companies without compensation, what are they gonna do? Call the police? Mate, we are the police?
Disgusting! Would be very worried to be in the water, you could have a tiny cut somewhere and end up losing a limb..
As an ex treatment plant operator for 26 years and a former construction worker I know that when people have an extension built or a big conservatory, instead of having a soak away to take the rain water which can cost a lot they opt to allow there run off to be put into the foul water system because it’s cheaper, thus when it rains millions of gallons of water flood the sewer system causing pollution, I wonder how many of the people moaning about pollution are responsible for it happening.
Individuals are often limited by how much money they earn and may find the extra cost of dealing with this unmanageable, the big companies have lots of money and there are meant to be laws prohibiting them from dumping that waste- they can better afford the costs of either increasing storage and treatment capacity or separating our waste water and storm overflow systems and it is roads that contribute most, large water proof surfaces that require miles of drainage- the run-off from the roof of someones extension or conservative is way less than the road outside their house- the big corporations want to blame us for everything! I am supposed to have water soaks, septic systems, insulation and solar panels installed on my house at MY expense because I am damaging the environment when energy and water companies aren't even maintaining our infrastructure- let alone performing upgrades? Meanwhile billionaires can feel free to hide on mega-yachts and have caviar flown in by helicopter, then hop on a private jet to the other side of the world for fun and feel no guilt. Purchasing offsets to shift the blame onto- an inevitably poorer- someone else? Don't think so! Problem is expecting individuals to take responsibility doesn't work, because their personal beliefs and economic situation become barriers- the blame needs to be placed squarely on those who deserve it- the mega-rich who can afford to make our world better but who continue to pollute and fail to change because it is not profitable- the same ones who make individuals too poor to do anything by hoarding all of our resources for themselves!
It shouldn't be legal for them to dump rainwater into sewers anymore nor to design and construct systems that do that.
Raw sewage was only released in the rivers and coast of Rio de Janeiro ONCE last year, starting on January 1st until December 31st.
I mean yeah, but how much of Rio doesn't have plumbing and a sewage system? 🤣
Google says about a third. And guess what all those people do with their sewage. It goes in the rivers and seas.
Britain's system is much older.
I thought that dumping raw sewage in river/sea systems was illegal in first world countries.
Brexit mate. Its illegal in the EU.
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It was happening before that too, I remember a panorama episode on it
Brown envelopes in the right hands will turn people the other way
@@Larsino2000 moron... do you really think this doesn't happen like...LITERALLY EVERYWHERE..? Germany is fighting the same, including bilge dumping. How about some education first, *before* you comment?
I had a feeling those picturesque river valleys may have been hiding a secret.
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Hello Susan how are you doing today
Privatisation of these vital services was a deadly mistake. It doesn’t pay shear holders to keep the environment healthy. I love capitalism and the freedom to better one’s standing, but we the British public need a serious discussion about the running and ownership of our Gas, Electricity, Water companies etc. Robbing the people blind and contaminating the land we pay them to protect shouldn’t be allowed.
It's actually extremely simple to test such an idea in reality. Why would a private company want to do XYZ? To make money. Now... *where* exactly are they making that money..? And *is it moral* to be making money on this service..?
I'm all up for public utilities being public, but then we also have a problem of corruption and squandering of public funds. It's as if good people never get into power for *some mysterious reason* - I wonder what that could be... Just thinking how Rishi Sunak gave his banker cronies billions in tax cuts a day before announcing energy prices sky-rocketing and energy companies gloating in record profits. It's as if there's an incentive to be a total scumbag when you're in power...
Capitalism is overrated - starting at the points you just stated.
@@jamesbong7852 Just like with everything in this universe - there needs to be a *balance*. Other social/economic models also have plenty of problems. But, at the end of the day, the ultimate problem is the same - humans. Whether it be hate, greed, sociopathy/psychopathy or whatever it is that makes some of them disregard everything good for personal gain. Good people only get to make the rules when they unite in great numbers, but good luck seeing that happen with any reasonable haste or harmony... History tells us that it always happens at the extremes, when it's already late and will take more time/force than would have otherwise been necessary.
Thanes Water £14billion increase in debt over 32 years and £7billion increase in dividends. Investment to separately treat surface water from waste water has to be borne by either water customer or tax payer or else UK residents will have to get used to the environmental/ health/ legal costs of waste water and sewage being regularly dumped into their rivers and sea. With privatisation, the increased efficiency/ innovation/ revenue are supposed to create cash for dividends and investment.
The infrastructure is old and needs maintenance
Tap water needs to be sorted aswell it's horrible I remember when it used to be alright
What happened to the excellent Feargal Sharkey interview citing sewage pollution issues on the river Test that followed on from this piece?
I can't stop going for a number two. I guess it's the water companies' problem. 💩
Levelling up baby!!!
From strength to strength……
If a company keeps doing things badly in a public service, they should have their contracts cancelled and be replaced by another firm, not fined. Maybe we should nationalise things like water and electricity again, but our NHS is so inefficient and expensive, that I'd be reluctant to vote for that.
I think if corporations keep doing this kinda stuff no matter the industry their companies should be nationalised without compensation with the possibility of being sold to keep the Conservatives happy
The NHS has been cut to shreds
@Jason Devon , so you have apparently already swallowed the "NHS is so inefficient and expensive". If you feel you need expensive health care just look to the USA. They are looking to your NHS with dollars in their minds.
Judging by your profile pic, you've already sucked the kumara!!
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For Thames Water, debt increased by £14billion over 32 years and dividends increased by £7 billion. With privatisation, shareholders expect cost cutting and revenue increases to mainly go to them. Water customers do not want to pay the true cost of water treatment and infrastructure via larger bills or higher taxes to fund upgrade to deal with surface water separate from waste water.
Thanks Maggie!
Private water companies, genius!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Its about time they brought their systems up to date. And used profits the to do it. Pointless fining the companies. They just pass it on to the customer
They'll pay the fine and pass the cost on instead of cleaning it up
Yet we keep welcoming millions more to come & live in the UK, whilst the infrastructure is crumbling. Shall we have a little think about that BBC ???
Wait the UK has problems with policies and controls ? I thought the UK was all about that ?
A Total disregard and with the Backing of the Government too. The time has come to by pass this vile system and make sure we all say no to these pollution and poisoning of our rivers, animal, fish and nature a vile act with no respect shown of anything.
The only way to make people responsible is to make everyone who works for these privatised entities criminally responsible
INCLUDING THE SHAREHOLDERS.
Want to help, don’t drop litter
it gets blown into rivers and goes down stream into our seas
These people have children or grandchildren and if they don't care about them they certainly will not worry about you.
Why are the fines not recycled into financing these departments?
"Taking matters into their own hands." Self help is the best help.👌
Yes! Just like brexit!
Make all water back in the public hands nationalises them all again. Should never of been sold off
What has become of Boris Johnson's country? The politicians should be ashamed of themselves.
Boris Johnson is what has happened to it
DO NOT FINE ANY OF THESE COMPANIES EVEN 1£
Fine all CEOs all of their yearly pay + Bonuses.
This will make every CEO be in work everyday, making sure that all their managers are following EVERY LAW.
PROBLEM SOLVED.
Trickle down economics.
Tell me this wouldn't work in every sector. 🤔
Everywere In the UK rivers and seas have failed safety tests, there all full.of sewerage and ecoli etc.
cancel your direct debits to water companies
As Parliament said the Environment Agency are toothless.
It’s always easier to pay fines then it is to fix a mess…
Water supply should be renationalised
These fines don't seem to working, the water companies don't seem to worried about them.
Wondering if anything will be done about it or will it just happen again and be swept under the carpet.
Isn't our system just wonderful.
It would be if people didn’t put rainwater into the foul water system but it’s cheaper than digging a soak away
So a couple million in fines, a week or two of bad coverage by news outlets and the process will continue. Not like things will change since a new major corporate scandal occurs every few months at home and or abroad
Build new and bigger facilities
Thank you
This is horrible. People should raise voice against it.
How can the government just let this happen?
Easy, the tories don’t care about anyone other than themselves.
@@Andrew-ob5ij how can anyone vote for them is beyond me
Get rid of your own shit then
@@Andrew-ob5ij This was happening long before then.
Carbon is more important than water quality, and more popular to screech about.
privatisation... what could possibly go wrong?
how about making them pay the customer back we are charged on our bills for supply and sewage cleaning so if they ain't doing it properly and they get found out fine them heavily and force them to pay their customers back
Therese Coffey should be fined and sacked for allowing this
Surfers Against Sewage started in the 90s after surfers and swimmers where affected by pollution in the sea and 30 years later they are still fighting pollution in rivers and sea. 30 YEARS.
and big bonus for doing it
Even when the weather was normal they were still sending raw sewage down our stream and rivers. They give themselves big bonuses just like the Post Office and other privatised utilities.
The Water companies have taken £72 Billion in profits since privatisation, they should be made to make the upgrades & repairs without increasing customer charges!
Kudos to the citizens👏👏👏 Pity they are compelled to do the government's agencies' job (I mean a rotten excuse for a government)
The CEO's running these companies need arresting under the new ecocide laws, this is criminal behavior.
Corruption and corruption is to the top level
We need a serious punch in the face for allowing this to happen SO IRRESPONSIBLE!!! WE WILL PAY THE PRICE💔🥹
I've seen it along the canal I think, just dumping it on hot sunny days
Why we funding the ea with fishing licences when clearly they are not fit for purpose
Wow. I feel like no one really took responsibility in the way of saying that they were going to put and end to it on this date…. Didn’t hear that at all. There still doing it I promise you that I hope those people stay out the water. Now I’m fixing to go test my local pond lol… man it’s so sad we don’t deserve to be on this planet.
Yeh so as a kid I would happily swim in certain rivers and the sea now tho I look at it and I’m not so sure
Lovely...
375,000? They clearly don’t have the facilities to clean the soil water… why can’t they build more facilities?
wonder why this has been happening with increasing frequency over the last several years? Removing regulations isn't good.
I now understand why the British do not eat much seafood. Yum.
Less people = solution to everything.
You first then of you go.
@@raclark2730 haha
This is what tory privatisation is all about...
The government has almost crippled the environmental agency by non-funding.
And this reporter is trying to make excuses...
But, the bosses get bonuses.
WIN!
375K = all the time non-stop
I thought Englands rivers were already just raw sewage
in the Victorian era, yes.
That’s one way of doing it…
Thats wear it goes in rivers and oceans always did.
Proper treatment helps. Not a priority compared to a harmless gas though.
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If collectively we stopped paying our water bills in protest to the disgusting actions of the water companies, would this instigate a change in behaviours?
I could smell SHITE and see it in the River Rother Chesterfield Derbyshire, that also flows into the Chesterfield Canal.
@Chace Stout Fuzzy wuzzy was a woman!
Always take the sample 40cm under the water level, just saying
Got a government with a PM who doesn’t care about the state of his hair or who crosses our borders never mind our rivers so what’s expected
So heartbroken to see this happening in Europe and 🇺🇸. They are pioneers in nature preservation. May God help them. 😢
UK isn't in Europe.
@@bollocks5724 How do people still not understand we are in Europe 😂
@@bollocks5724 You might want to double-check the map/globe.
@@bollocks5724 - who the hell dragged you up?
Well not in the EU, and now free and independent from EU rules and restrictions on water pollution, free at last to dump as much shit in the water as you like.
Mogg will see it as a brexit advantage (silently).
IT’S JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH. TOO MANY CHIEFS, ALL SITTING IN THEIR OFFICES, NEARING EITHER RETIREMENt or PROMOTION.
GETTING “BONUSES” FOR CUTTING COSTS AND INCREASING PROFIT………which comes at a price to the community. …SHAME.
This is a creek not a river, come on!
Why do they allow flood water into sewage works? I think there should be separate drainage that diverts flood water away BEFORE it enters the sewage works. That way it's only clean flood water that's run into rivers and beaches. No problem!!?
Probably the holy Ganges is 10x cleaner.
Probably totally wrong!!! 😂😂😂
It’s a crappy situation 🤣🤣
Its a joke the amount of waste dumped into rivers alot of blame is on property developers who are abusing our countryside
This why people who fish in rivers have an odd odour
What a surprise it was that, with names like "Ruthie", and "Harry", that those kids sounded like snobs. I bet their parents are called "Tabitha" and "Alistair". I bet they all have really posh poos that are perfectly spherical and environmentally friendly.
I wonder where all our money is being spent?
Its gone to covering the increased wages of useless politicians
Dividends for share holders.
Almost equivalent to watching BBC family viewing!
How does anyone expect our waste to be treated as fast as its made? People are delusional thinking over population is not an issue! It's the entire fault for everything that is happening to the world.
2.5 births for each death, limited resources on the only planet humans can live on, and only the smallest percentage of the intelligent population stops to look at the reality and do the math.
Meanwhile, some smug humans are proud of themselves as they "save the children" in third-world countries, so that the cycle can repeat itself because they can't stop mating like ignorant animals.
Humans are a pitiful joke in the Universe.
What a dump thing to say.
The overpopulation didn't happen overnight, just bugger all was done about expansion
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Your government is indeed only able to take care of that 1% at the con top.
This what privatisation has caused thank you tories for polluting my country
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This explains the salty stank breeze
That's probably too many times.
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They never stop and you never stop telling us they never stop. But its all your fault citizens of the UK you really ought to stop going to the toilet
Everyone needs to start helping if everyone wants to make a better living and make it better for the future
You going to stop shitting?
Everyone needs to stop voting tory and find a party that cares