The government is investigating and mapping out the sources of dangerous “forever chemicals” present in our waterways. But England will not meet its targets for waterways having good chemical status by 2027, the government admits, in part because of the PFAS “forever chemicals” in our rivers. Well that’s bad news. 4 years is too hard for ‘good’ chemical status. So […]

A new 10-part series from BBC Radio 4 investigating the secret dumping of an estimated million tonnes of waste – some of it now highly toxic – near a drinking water supply in Northern Ireland, has revealed officials may have broken the law in their handling of it. […] The audacious scam involved councils from across Northern Ireland paying criminals […]

“Livestock farms in England polluted rivers 300 times last year, causing 20 major incidents, according to the latest government figures. Yet only six farms were prosecuted in 2021, with the Environment Agency giving out warning letters instead.” BBC link

“People are sick of seeing raw sewage being pumped into our rivers, seas and beaches with impunity. Over the past few months, Cornwall has had its fair share of sewage, which includes human faeces, being discharged into the ocean” Source.

The Environment Agency knew raw sewage was being illegally dumped into English rivers from wastewater treatment works a decade ago, a leaked report shows.[…] The Environment Agency’s 2012 inspection report for the north-west region shows that a number of sewage works belonging to the water company United Utilities were dumping raw sewage into rivers while failing to treat the required […]

Fishermen in north-east England have begun a legal campaign over the deaths of thousands of shellfish last year. A report suggested algae was to blame – but the fishermen fear the deaths were linked to the release of the chemical pyridine as a result of dredging in the River Tees in October. Paul Widdowfield, who has fished all his adult […]

Before you ask, this is not a parody. From the Guardian’s story on this: British people need to be “less squeamish” about drinking water derived from sewage, the boss of the Environment Agency has said.[…] He said: “Part of the solution will be to reprocess the water that results from sewage treatment and turn it back into drinking water – […]

“Pollution warnings remain in place across more than 20 beaches and swimming spots in England and Wales after heavy rain overwhelmed sewers.[…] At the height of the recent problems last week there were warnings in place at more than 40 locations. Environmental campaigner Feargal Sharkey said issues with sewage showed the water industry was in an “extraordinary state of chaos” […]