Steve Crawford
@paddle_it
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According to YW sewage map, discharge started at 9.09am finished at 9.38am. Started again at 09.49 finished at 10.12am. Footage taken at 10.40am. Still discharging at 11am today. Welcome to England's rivers. #sewage #pollution @CleanIlkley @tomgordonLD
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Holy crap @gilesbristow I missed this when I came out. Poor old Aggie. #endsewagepollution
Delighted to see that The Daily Mail has had the good sense to quote me regarding the government’s sensible idea to disperse sewage in coastal waters in a safe manner whilst beaches are empty. The Daily Mail continues to be an example of rigorous & well researched journalism.👍
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This is the s#it we are up against
"Top-rated UK water firms dumped 1,374 illegal spills into rivers" And these two firms were given the highest possible rating by the @EnvAgency, demonstrating what an utter farce that particular grading system is. https://t.co/70rDfW2RtC
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Bude river surfing. Making the most of the giant swell and big tides to surf up the river in Bude back a while. Some top skills negotiating the bridge! Great video by Paul Pearse
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🚨 Big #SewageScandal news today "The Government will outline legislation to fundamentally transform how the nation’s water system operates" You heard it right - transformational reform of our broken water industry. This. Is. HUGE. 🙌🙌🙌 https://t.co/JisCK8YMdn
gov.uk
Introduction of major new legislation for the water sector will deliver the most significant increase in enforcement powers in a decade
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Damn that @WATERSHED_i map is terrifying. River Lea at Ware, tests positive for 39 different chemicals capable of liver damage, carcinogen, kidney damage, hormone imbalance, toxic to fauna and flora and death amongst other things. I've been fishing that river for 25 years. 😱
We've mapped the EA's results on the Watershed Pollution Map. Click through the pop up boxes at each site 2/2 https://t.co/Iq918iCpXY
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"Water firms hike dividends despite sewage pollution scandal and rising bills." These three companies alone have just made £710,000,000 in profit. Screw you is what they're saying, screw you and screw our rivers. It's gotta stop and that time is now. https://t.co/a6pLfNtiBN
independent.co.uk
Pennon, Severn Trent and United Utilities all increased payouts to shareholders, despite all three being embroiled in a scandal over water pollution.
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Rishi Sunak has claimed that voters are fine with him spending £50,000 a day on this ridiculously large private jet. If you aren’t fine, RT and tell him to spend his own £720,000,000. Where is his pay restraint? Also like if you want him to f** off.
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In just one week, 7K of us have written to Ofwat to demand that they play their part to #endsewagepollution. 🙌 Now Ofwat has delayed announcing their draft judgements on water companies' plans until the 11th of July. But we are still watching them. 👀 https://t.co/sbF94e53F0
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"MP calls for 'sewage tax' and freeze to water bills in BBC Question Time faceoff." Told you sewage was going to become an elevation issue and we need to keep it that way. Onward to the ballot box. https://t.co/6Vhy4vmcEP
mirror.co.uk
Daisy Cooper MP, LD, joined Mark Spencer, the Conservative MP for Sherwood, Bridget Phillipson, the Labour MP for Houghton and Sunderland South and Timothy Montgomerie, a British political activist,...
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We've a new level of crazy in Scarborough. Our bathing area is .....well watch the video @CarlaFowler
@Feargal_Sharkey
@sascampaigns
@harrietgrant
@northyorksc
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I thought that was the conservative party pledges
So the challenge is: how do WE make a political party include the burning issue of environment in their priority list? (How come antisocial behaviour has made it!?)
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Ahhh so much raw sewage in the river Aire, @YorkshireWater this is not ok. So damaging to aquatic life. @Feargal_Sharkey @HugoSAS @RiverActionUK @leanahosea
Came down scaffolding and went on the hunt found out where the sewage is coming from 😡😡😡😡 poor river air 🥹🥹🥹
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"Sewage scandal water group to pay shareholders £320million." Quiz: How do you make £517.8 million profit in just 1 year? Easy dump all the sh*t you can into the nearest lake knowing full well that regulator won't do a damned thing about any of it. https://t.co/YV9EjtVCh8
express.co.uk
United Utilities plans to pay its shareholders £320million in dividends, just days after the revelation that it pumped millions of litres of raw sewage into Lake Windermere.
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"It's not just Devon: Map reveals faeces contaminated tap water has been detected in TEN areas of England and Wales as experts warn that ongoing cryptosporidium outbreak could spread." Is there anything that this industry can get right, anything? https://t.co/69yE4M8jYY
dailymail.co.uk
We reveal which water supplies recorded breaches for bacteria commonly found in the digestive systems of animals and people in water supplies in the UK.
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#PeoplePower will have a huge impact on creating change. Join us! 👇
🚨👀 It’s time to reveal the locations for the 2024 Paddle-Out protests on the 18th of May. 🏄♀️🏊🌊📢 Find out more about the protests here: https://t.co/CX7Gne39rs & a live map of the upcoming events. 🗺️ Will you be there? ✊ #paddleout2024 #paddleoutprotest #endsewagepollution
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I’m on today’s Today In Focus for the @guardian about Thames Water
theguardian.com
Thames Water owes hundreds of millions of pounds in debt, and the UK government is concerned about its potential collapse. Helena Horton reports
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Protected Wild Scottish Salmon sold down the "river" in the interests of profit & the polluting Salmon Farming Industry. It makes a nonsense of any concern that was ever suggested in protecting the wild salmon in Scottish Waters. Shame on you @scotgov
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