River  falling away as another dry spell continue.   No new reports of any fish.

GREENPEACE 2022 – a summer to remember. Soaring temperatures. Raging fires. A cost of living crisis. Reservoirs running dry. And on top of all this - rivers flowing with raw sewage and swimming spots brimming with human waste.    Instead of tackling the outrageous dumping of raw sewage into our waterways, our new Prime Minister appears to care more about removing vital protections for nature. [1]    Call on Liz Truss to clean up and protect our waters.

 

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As Environment Secretary, Liz Truss oversaw the biggest-ever bonfire of environmental funding – slashing £235 million from the department’s budget, including £24 million for ensuring water companies don’t dump raw sewage. [2]   Raw sewage dumps have doubled since those cuts. [3] Sewage monitors at a quarter of our beaches are faulty or non-existent, meaning people could be swimming in human waste without knowing. [4] Many beaches have closed due to the high levels of toxic waste.   Without proper funding, the Environment Agency cannot police these crimes against nature.   Join our call to Liz Truss to clean up the mess she helped to make by:   properly funding environment agencies ensuring water companies are held to account for their actions  setting more ambitious legal targets to clean up water quality in England and Wales than currently planned

 

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The government must prioritise safe, clean water - we urgently need more protections to preserve our waterways for generations to come.    Thank you for all you do,   Megan Greenpeace UK

 

NOTES:   [1] Tory leadership race: What have Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss pledged for the country? (SKY) [2] Liz Truss ‘has sewage on her hands’ over Environment Agency cuts (GUARDIAN) [3] Liz Truss accused of having 'sewage on her hands' as discharge 'doubled' after budget cuts (MIRROR) [4] Sewage monitors at UK seaside resorts either faulty or not installed, data reveals (SKY)