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Putting pressure on the water industry to stop polluting our seas and rivers | Water quality news & updates
Whitstable, Kent
Joined August 2021
Regardless of the truth behind this, he's got a nerve talking about customer bills given how much of it goes into dividends, bonuses and servicing their enormous debts.
"It is irresponsible for any manufacturer of a wet wipe to have the word 'flushable' on it." Chief exec of Water UK David Henderson tells #R4Today that the government may need to step in to ban the word from packaging because of the 'untold damage' to the water network.
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We understand that around 16 swans plus thousands of fish have been found dead in the Sarre Penn Stream and River Wantsum over the last week. The images below show one of each, plus the bodies of the dead swans waiting to be collected. It is currently unclear whether these
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We understand that around 16 swans plus thousands of fish have been found dead in the Sarre Penn Stream and River Wantsum over the last week. The images below show one of each, plus the bodies of the dead swans waiting to be collected. It is currently unclear whether these
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They've released millions of poisonous biobeads onto the beach in Camber Sands ☣️ They've also released hundreds of hours of sewage into seas and rivers across the entire south-east 💩 Why exactly should we continue to pay you @SouthernWater?
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They've released millions of poisonous biobeads onto the beach in Camber Sands ☣️ They've also released hundreds of hours of sewage into seas and rivers across the entire south-east 💩 Why exactly should we continue to pay you @SouthernWater?
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After a "thorough investigation", @SouthernWater have concluded the blindingly obvious, that they are responsible for the millions of poisonous biobeads that have washed up on Camber Sands Beach. No shit! Or rather, given that it is Southern Water, lots of shit.
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After a "thorough investigation", @SouthernWater have concluded the blindingly obvious, that they are responsible for the millions of poisonous biobeads that have washed up on Camber Sands Beach. No shit! Or rather, given that it is Southern Water, lots of shit.
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🧵1️⃣ Camber Sands beach has been blanketed in millions of toxic plastic beads, biobeads used by water companies, like @SouthernWater, to treat sewage. Wildlife is dying. Dogs are at risk. And locals are cleaning up a mess they didn’t cause. https://t.co/yvuoMSgVKS
theguardian.com
MP asks for explanation from Southern Water amid concerns the spill could have dire impact on rare sea life
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🧵4️⃣ We demand: ⚖️ Accountability from @SouthernWater 💰 Full funding for cleanup & restoration 🚫 Real safeguards so this NEVER happens again Our coastline is NOT your dumping ground. We’re angry. We’re organised. We’re not backing down. 💪
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🧵3️⃣ Volunteers have been raking the beach for days, filling bag after bag of black pellets. Meanwhile, @SouthernWater says there’s “no impact on water quality.” 🤯 Tell that to the dead wildlife and the exhausted residents who deserve much better.
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🧵2️⃣ These tiny pellets are full of carcinogenic chemicals and heavy metals. Once they hit the sea, they attract algae and smell like food, so seabirds, seals, and porpoises eat them. 🐦🐬 They can’t digest them. They starve and die. 💔 This isn’t a “spill.” It’s corporate
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🧵1️⃣ Camber Sands beach has been blanketed in millions of toxic plastic beads, biobeads used by water companies, like @SouthernWater, to treat sewage. Wildlife is dying. Dogs are at risk. And locals are cleaning up a mess they didn’t cause. https://t.co/yvuoMSgVKS
theguardian.com
MP asks for explanation from Southern Water amid concerns the spill could have dire impact on rare sea life
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As @Keir_Starmer boasts about how he's tackled sewage pollution, here's the situation in the real world this morning. The entire south-east is deluged with sewage, thanks to @SouthernWater, with hundreds of ongoing releases ranging from 10 hours long to 83.
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As @Keir_Starmer boasts about how he's tackled sewage pollution, here's the situation in the real world this morning. The entire south-east is deluged with sewage, thanks to @SouthernWater, with hundreds of ongoing releases ranging from 10 hours long to 83.
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Water bills rising. Sewage releases rising. Bonuses rising Dividends rising. @UKLabour are as bad as the @Conservatives on this issue and for @Keir_Starmer to pretend otherwise is to gaslight the nation.
Promise made. Promise delivered.
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🚨 Protest Update 🚨 Due to the weather forecast deteriorating overnight and the likelihood of strong winds, we've reluctantly decided to postpone tomorrow's protest 😢 However, it's a postponement and not a cancellation. New date TBC.
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"Thousands urged to take to Whitstable streets as protest planned against Southern Water" Are you ready @SouthernWater? https://t.co/Z6VQDUtiCN
kentonline.co.uk
A protest over pollution caused by water companies has been cancelled due to Storm Amy.
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Here we go! Introducing our amazing speaker lineup for the #FloodTheStreet protest in Whitstable this Saturday.
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