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Underwater media in freshwater and education. River campaigner, stock footage, video presentations, Yorkshire. Contact Mark, [email protected]
Joined January 2018
Discharge of sewage into the river Wharfe, had just started while i was there yet another example of how our river is abused, all flowing downstream. River is at normal levels too and not in flood. #sewage #pollution #environment #rivers
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28 years to stop sewage entering a river when there is heavy rain. Yet this is what a discharge is like in light rain on the river wharfe and they apparently call this progress. Its a dam insult in my eyes. #sewage #pollution #environment #rivers
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Welcome to England's rivers, this one being the soar. Nothing more than a public sewer. Well done to those ultimately responsible for this. You should be ashamed and jailed. #sewage #pollution #environment #rivers
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Every 10 yards on the River Witham at Boston dead rotting fish in the algae. What an absolute disgrace this is. Another example of how rivers are treated. SHAMEFUL.#pollution #environment #rivers #freshwater
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Really is not that often you share the same space with a pike in excess of 30lb, when you do that first approach is critical, make or break and thankfully for me she allowed me to spend 5 minutes filming her before she glided of into the depths. #freshwaterfish #pike #nature
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What does a typical sewage discharge look like underwater just as it finishes. It is bad enough seeing it from the surface. Donned with scuba, full face mask, dry suit, dry gloves etc we found out. Grim absolutely grim. #sewage #pollution #environment #rivers #freshwater
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Someone has been busy in the Severn trent area.
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Sewage discharging into the wharfe. The sheer volume that is entering is shocking. Its impact on the river can be devastating. It takes one major pollution event to destroy a river for many years. #sewage #pollution #environment #rivers
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The graveyard of fish on the river calder after talking to many anglers they have mentioned there was a sewage discharge at Luddenden Foot earlier on in the week, the water was filthy and low. Connection?.#pollution #rivers #environment
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Just to let folk know, sewage enters rivers in periods of no rain in fact no rain for days. And this is not just a one off. Understand we get discharges in non exceptional weather circumstances not just in heavy rainfall. This was filmed 01/02/21.#sewage #TorySewageParty
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The critically endangered European eel fighting for its life. They are part of one of natures greatest migrations. They deserve better. #sewage #environment #pollution #freshwaterfish.
Desperate eels fight for oxygen after @thameswater let tonnes of human faeces into Brent. @Feargal_Sharkey @EnvAgencySE @LDNWaterkeeper
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River Hull today near Kingswood, Hull. apparently smelled even worse than it looks. Absolutely appalling. Welcome to rivers in 2022. Rivers are not there to be used as open sewers. #pollution #sewage #environment #freshwater
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From Addingham environment group. Sadly and outrageously this morning a Bradford Council contractor has been pumping concrete into the trout pool on Back Beck just downstream of Bridge 55 in a very much misguided attempt to shore up Back Beck Lane at that point. #freshwater
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2 hours later we are back down and it's still discharging but with sewage litter now. Rivers are so much more than flowing water. We are bringing the filming gear down to get an insight underwater. Oh the joys. 1/2 .#sewage #pollution #environment #rivers
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All is not well in the Tillingham.Dead fish everywhere i told, look at the colour of it.
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Have some film soon showing something truly shocking. Full on human waste and what also appears to be kitchen waste that has been flowing for weeks, and this area is knee deep in human sh1t. It's that bad. #sewage #pollution #environment
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The beck has been running black for over 15 hours now, visibility is around 2mm!! It has destroyed fish, wildlife, invertebrates, all gone. Years of personal work and financial investment gone in a matter of hours. Beck is now running black.
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What a sorry state we are in. Appalling.
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Windermere. I'm an underwater cameraman not a scientist so can only comment on what i see and film, technical side is left to those that know. 1. Bay Ambleside underwater was very green. 2. As we approached where the river Rothay joins Windermere this cleared due to flow. 1/4
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Strangely enough, there was no mention of her working for Yorkshire water as corporate affairs advisor where she defended the actions of sewage dumping into the river wharfe in her emails to me.
This is Labour's plan to deliver the change Britain and Ossett and Denby Dale desperately needs🌹
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Hundreds of fish are believed to have died in a pollution incident at Oak Beck, Harrogate. Another fine example of waterways being abused. #pollution #environment #freshwaterfish
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Tadcaster Bridge cso 2 hours ago discharging into the river wharfe. Exceptional rainfall no, torrential rainfall no. The stench was absolutely shocking. #sewage #pollution #environment .Yet again rivers under valued, thar needs to change.
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This is the main cso at ilkley, the amount of sewage that comes from this one point into the river Wharfe is huge. I am filming underwater at this site in just over a week.Just lower downstream another cso discharged for 1,816.50 hrs in 2021.#pollution #sewage #environment
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Why @EnvAgencyYNE after 9 weeks is this still flowing at brighouse. Human feaces and everything making its way into the lake. It environmental ecocide and a major health hazard to everyone using the lake including disabled kids. @katieoscroftitv @itvcalendar @Brighouse_Echo
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River Rother at Woodhouse Mill. Excuse the language as that is not me. Been sent this over as I'm filming here soon. What an appalling mess this is. Welcome to yorkshires rivers. What hope is there when so many just don't care. #pollution #environment #rivers #plastics
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whatever that is being pumped into the river ribble doesn't look good. #rivers #environment #pollution #freshwater
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Just look at this. My god. Oh well its only a river. When are those going to realise these areas are precious. If this is a major fish kill the rivers buggered. Seen this @MattHayesfish.
A bit grim in the River Bollin at #Macclesfield this morning. Whatever toxic waste has been dumped in there has killed all the fish. #StormHour
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Absolutely appalling.
We found this little beauty today, just below a new fish pass! Hundreds of thousands of pounds of our money spent and the riverbed below it half-covered in sewage fungus and associated crud. Salmon spawn here! Reported to @ScottishEPA.
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20 of the most polluted rivers in England & Wales and @YorkshireWater has 5 of them, absolutely shameful. Wonder if Yorkshire water would care to comment on how their company is destroying these 5 precious rivers. #sewage #pollution #environment #rivers
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Early this morning, Skeeby Beck had a fallen victim to one of the most horrendous SLURRY POLLUTIONS .#pollution #environment #rivers
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As you can see we have the usual excuse of heavy rainfall by @YorkshireWater. Surprisingly enough not one drop of rain before or during this discharge of sewage. 2nd day of discharging. #pollution #environment #sewage #rivers
@YorkshireParkin Hi Kay - The use of combined sewer overflows is essential although not ideal. During heavy rainfall, they allow highly diluted wastewater to enter watercourses rather than flooding customers’ homes.
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I filmed more tampax than grayling. And yes, I am p*ssed off. This section is now a no-go area for filming fish. After 30 odd years, it is done. #Rivers #environment #lifeless
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Typical scenes from a river when walking the banks but also filming underwater. And 2023 will be worse. 2nd year running in some areas i film more sewage litter than fish. In September 2000 rivers had overall health of 92% we are at 14% now. #rivers #freshwaterfish
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Our beaches are not closed due to dog sh1t. They are closest due to human sh1t being discharged regularly.
Don't leave dog poo on the beach or riverside! . It contains very high levels of bacteria that can affect water quality and pose a risk to health. Check the water quality at your local beach: #BinIt4Beaches
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Ffs the whole length of the river Foss in York as well.
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This year i have not filmed one dam fish (exc minnows). This year i have filmed more sewage litter than anything else. Just let that sink in I HAVE FILMED MORE SEWAGE LITTER THAN ANY OTHER LIVING AQUATIC SPECIES on the river wharfe. #pollution #rivers #freshwater #environment
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Be under no illusions. The river Windrush is a chalkstream and should NOT run this colour. Sadly a fine example how these precious habitats are abused by pollution. #sewage #environment #pollution.
The River Windrush was once a beautiful chalk stream. Now the plants are all dead and it's a dull opaque grey. Shameful.
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In case the Canal And River Trust and the environment Agency have forgot it’s been 7 long and excruciating days from seeing all the thousands upon thousands of dead fish here on the River Witham.
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Well done all involved in tonights program with Paul whitehouse. Some amazing people doing some fantastic work. Proud of everyone.
Great documentary by the fantastic @PaulWhitehouse highlighting the plight of our sewage-filled rivers featuring 'team sewage' members @Feargal_Sharkey @Jamie_Woodward_ @UnderwaterMedia @WindrushWasp @MattStaniek Well done everyone involved 👏.
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Just leave this with you, as Paul said a turds eye view. Thanks to everyone for the messages of support, if i have missed anyone i do apologise it is not intentional, but my notifications have been red hot and it is time for shut eye as i'm in the river tomorrow. Thanks again
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And again ffs.Fish kill on the river cam this morning the entire length of ditton meadows! 100's of dead fish. Please feel free to tag anglian water
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There are 6 fish species that i can pretty much do anything with, pike being one of them. Over the years i have developed various sounds and movements to get the shots underwater that is required, this being one of them. #freshwaterfish #pike #underwater #wildlife #Underwater
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Last day of the year. It's finishing off the way it started with sh1t being discharged into the river. You be the judge. #sewage #pollution #environment #freshwaterfish #rivers
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And again. Truly is appalling. This is 1 cso of 43 on the wharfe that combined in 2021 discharged sewage for over 11,000 hrs. #sewage #pollution #environment #rivers #freshwaterfish
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7 hours later, and it's still going strong with the smell just as bad. Just downstream of this location is one of many locations for spawning fish gravels. Lack of huge fish numbers is not just down to predation. This cocktail chokes spawning gravels. #sewage #pollution #rivers
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Come on folks share far and wide. Another prime example of how rivers are abused. They deserve better. #sewage #pollution #environment.
And behold, the River Brent today, thanks to the second massive dump of sewage within the last year from the same outfall. @thameswater @Feargal_Sharkey @LDNWaterkeeper @EnvAgencySE #despairandrage
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A river Wharfe section, pristine grayling & barbel ground GONE. Up to 00:30 was filmed in 2019, 00:30 onwards is the seen today. This is what my go to area for grayling is like today. This is what we have lost and it is happening everywhere. #rivers #envrionment
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@Feargal_Sharkey literally nailed it. Absolutely superb superb speech by the no1 river campaigner. Certainly don't think we would be this far if it was not for his exceptional work. Well done.
"What we are witnessing between industry and government is an unprecedented attack on the environment". Undertones singer Feargal Sharkey makes surprise speech at Labour Party conference and says water companies are "profiteering" while rivers are polluted.
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Following on from my previous post, this is human sh1t making its way into a freshwater lake then a lock that is connected to it. The video is worse, at this point its up to you're ankles in sh1t and this is in yorkshire. Stay tuned. #sewage #environment #pollution
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What a turnout, the public has spoken. We are fed up with sewage pollution.
Wow. What an afternoon. An amazing turnout. Thank you so much to @Feargal_Sharkey, @GreenJennyJones, @CatHobbs, @MrWhitstable and @chinasoulmusic for appearing. Also thank you to @ClonesCyclone and Paul Whitehouse for supporting us. Finally, thank you everyone who attended ♥️
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Aways had a love for pike but when you approach a large female pike the adrenalin really does kick in and this particular pike was a huge beast, certainly kicked in this time around. Filmed no further than 30 mile from my house. How amazing is freshwater. #pike #freshwaterfish
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River Foss, how grim in this.
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River don, soapy slick which has been established as an unknown detergent that entered at black burn meadows certainly travelled more than any 4km .#pollution #environment #rivers
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Fish have no option but to put up with pollution. Sadly for some fish they just don't survive. It is high time we all reconnect ourselves with these magical waterways and demand change. #pollution #rivers #environment #freshwaterfish
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Part 1. Start of a cso discharging sewage into the river wharfe. Stayed 20 mins and part 2 will be up later when it's fully operational. Absolutely stinks. #sewage #pollution #environment #rivers
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While the river Gets hammered at tadcaster with sewage, Ceo of yorkshire water pockets £1m for her performance, which actually stinks. Welcome to the biggest scam going, and yes, we have been had. #sewage #pollution #environment #rivers.
This was at tadcaster this week. Certainly was not heavy rain fall. We had none. All discharging into prime barbel territory. Courtesy of Paul Grier who sent me it. #sewage #pollution #environment #rivers
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Welcome to Englands coast, anyone fancy a swim.
Whitstable's bathing water is classified as 'excellent'. And here it was this morning.
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One of many sewage discharges filmed in Yorkshire, Bad enough seeing it but getting in and being underwater it is just as shocking. Short clip of how our rivers are treated in 21st century Britain. In 2019 616,643 hours of sewage was discharged in Yorkshire. #sewage #Pollution
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The death of a lake. We dived and filmed in windermere Oct 2022. What we found was large areas lifeless, no fish no nothing just green green water. You will be able to view the footage this year on TV. #sewage #pollution #environment #lakewondernere.
This is heartbreaking. My favourite fishing lake in the U.K. one of the few lakes in the British isles to have a population of arctic char and we treat it like this 😥#windermere #pollution.
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This was at tadcaster this week. Certainly was not heavy rain fall. We had none. All discharging into prime barbel territory. Courtesy of Paul Grier who sent me it. #sewage #pollution #environment #rivers
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In there wisdom a lot of the human waste has been bulldozed over to cover it up, yet it still runs sh1t. All you amazing people of twitter that shared everything and my email to Craig Whittaker MP, phone call to the EA, .1/2.#pollution #sewage #environment
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Look at the state of this and Michael gove says since brexit we are working harder for cleaner rivers. Really.
Here again @thameswater. Should this be happening? @Thames21 It’s not raining. @Feargal_Sharkey It’s been reported so many times @LDNWaterkeeper #stoptreatingthebrentasasewer
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And this is a chalkstream. My god.
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Shocking. Just shocking.
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Yet the fly tipping of sh1t in rivers is legal. That what it equates to.
Graffiti, litter and fly-tipping are an eyesore and those caught in the act will face tougher fines. ⏫ Graffiti up to £500 .⏫ Litter up to £500 .⏫ Fly-tipping up to £1,000.
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This truly is appalling @yorkshirewater. Is Nicola Shaw still apologetic, that same Nicola who earns £718,000 a year. It is a disgrace.
So this is the centre of the @YorkshireWater over pumping operation. Where diluted sewage is pumped into the headwaters of Foston Beck a Flagship Chalk Stream. The pipe is so full of holes it is also irrigating and fertilising the grain crop.
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This is what's happening to rivers on a daily basis. Discharges of sewage should not be happening in low river conditions and minimal rainfall. Rivers are more than flowing water. The life underwater is precious. #sewage #pollution #environment #sewage
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More this, this next week. This is definitely atrocious and for once not yorkshire waters fault. It would seem this is not even connected to a sewer. More news on this very soon. The stench is vile and its making its way into a waterbody. #sewage #pollution #environment
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And again, river don just above Sprotbrough falls, handfuls of fish pulled out of the hundreds dead on the surface. #rivers #pollution #environment
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Just take a look. Shocking. A river I've not ventured to yet. The direction we are heading in does not bear thinking about.
THERE IS A MAJOR ECOLOGICAL CRISIS ON THE RIVER DOUGLAS!!.Total of latest kick sample consisted .20 Baetis, .8 gammarus, .2 caseless caddis.That is the worst in 10yrs.The river is almost dead!!.@HelenLDix @DouglasPilot @RibbleTrust @EnvAgencyNW @WildTroutTrust @Riverflies
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Thanks to @spofforthmark for tagging me, been down to crimple beck and what a disgrace for polystyrene, plastics etc literally in some areas covering the beck. Excuse some choice words but this boils my p*ss. #pollution #plastics #environment #freshwatermatters
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So, after so many watched Paul Whitehouse Our Troubled Rivers. What's you're thoughts on what you watched. I'm heading off filming now so will catch up later. Don't forget episode 2 is on Sunday 12th March at 8pm bbc2.#sewage #rivers #pollution #environment
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Yorkshire Water at it again pumping untreated sewage into the River Wharfe in Tadcaster yesterday. Their website says that their Britannia Pumping Station hasn’t operated yesterday, last operated on the 9th July. the video tells a different story 1/2.#sewage #pollution
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This is what we are paying for, the rest of the pictures and video are shocking. Ankle deep in sh1t and yes it has entered the river. @yorkshirewater I'd this really what I'm paying for. What 3 words = hamsters eating glue.#pollution #sewage #environment .@Feargal_Sharkey
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Another angle. Ebor way cso permit no WA5855 A1 @YorkshireWater.@itvcalendar River wharfe, no rain, low river and we have sewage discharging. Nicola shaw ceo is not sorry. Do not come back and say the system is overwhelmed or its silt, the smell was vile.
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This is the reality. Those responsible and those in charge don't give a flying ****.
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Video from @photosbydavid river wharfe at Tadcaster, Tuesday this week. River level normal for the time of year. Certainly not extreme weather or heavy rainfall. How's that salary of Nicola Shaw doing? Shareholders still rubbing their hands. @yorkshirewater .#sewage #pollution
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RIVER WEAR. Over 17 dead fish have been reported so far at Durham due to river pollution. Not to mention what else may be laid up dead. Another river at the mercy. Reports I'm hearing is pollution. #pollution #environment #rivers
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We see sewage discharges from the river bank, don't really witness the destruction underwater while sewage is entering a river. Grim and apparently has no impact? It is also said it is 95% rainwater? this is a typical discharge into a river #sewage #pollution #environment #rivers
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Update at brighouse re over 3 months of sewage. Hse and ea are on site. Pipe has been removed and completely sealed off. It's a start and thanks to everyone for sharing the ongoing issues here. I do appreciate. Still stand by what I say should of been dealt with in 1 week.
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That's the whole point. You should not have to choose.
We've been out at @Ilkley taking samples to help us investigate water quality at the bathing water. To help you choose where and when to swim, check out Swimfo here ➡️
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Here we go. Shocking.
Today at the River Witham in Boston Lincs. Dead fish strewn on the shore & floating down the river, small white shapes on the water surface in this video 💔
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RIVERS - From this to this. Wont say anymore you be the judge? great to get more high profile folk fighting for these precious areas of huge importance, areas i have spent half my life in filming. If you know any share. @ChrisGPackham @sueperkins @elliegoulding @rowhoop
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If we could channel the same amount of disgust/energy into rivers as we have the dreadful act of vandalism at sycamore gap? Both are/was equally important.
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River derwent at matlock yesterday. Think I will pass getting in there. #pollution #environment #rivers
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Next week the UK will discuss to the rest of the world about the environment. Yet in its own backyard our rivers are little more than open sewers. View the video and make your own mind up. #sewage #pollution #StoolBritannia #environment #EnvironmentBill
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Sad news was passed on to us today of a major pollution incident on the River Kent. Numbers of dead fish were estimated to be in the thousands. This is called progress, it is becoming a weekly occurrence
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Common sense prevails. Our freshwater world is important.
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Brought the topic of plastic up 10 years ago in connection with rivers. Then 5 years, and here we are today. Literally no further forward. Don't have to venture far to find plastic in rivers. #pollution #environment #rivers
"UK river littered with plastic and sewage in shocking footage.".
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Otley sewage works just below the white bridge today. Welcome to the river wharfe and every other river. #Rivers #sewage #environment #pollution
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Not often you end up being underneath a 30lb plus pike but look at this beauty. How amazing is our freshwater environment. #pike #freshwaterfish #freshwater #nature #esox #underwater #scubadiving
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Natural flood plains are there for a reason. I know let's build 400 houses next to the river at Tadcaster. Could not make it up. Remember you were told.
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Just think the money you are paying yorkshire water to treat sewage is in effect being used to poison our precious rivers and the life that lives within them. What chance do they stand in this heat and low flows. #sewage #pollution #rivers #environment.
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Always haunts me when i am filming this type of footage. Be under not illusions i do encounter this on every dive. 2nd yr running in certain areas i film more sewage litter than fish. It is not right. #sewage #pollution #environment #rivers #underwater
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Jesus aged christ, this will kill literally everything as it makes its way down.
@EnvAgencyNW confirm a big fish kill on the Weaver in Nantwich today following slurry pollution @nantwichnews @WGowyRivers @CheshireEast @CheshireWT
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Wetherby sewage works incident. Would you like to explain @yorkshirewater exactly what has happened here, considering it has entered the river, we deserve a proper explanation, don't you think?.#sewage #pollution #environment
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Well, we have rain here nr Leeds so that only means one thing. More sewage going into our rivers. What happens with rivers ultimately effects our oceans. Wonder what I will see next week underwater at ilkley when i am filming. #sewage #pollution #environment #rivers
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