A single Surrey river and its tributaries has already had more than 4,500 hours of raw untreated sewage dumped into it by Thames Water this year, according to a campaign group.
The River Mole River Watch (RMRW) , which is calling for clean water for the health of wildlife and people, tracks sewage outflows and storm discharges by the utility giant and said that February “saw the highest recorded duration of storm overflows of any month we have been testing so far”.
The group said the February figures easily topped the 2,115 hours from January with the majority of the damage coming from the nine big sewage treatment plants. Both Thames Water, which maintains over 68,000 miles of sewers, and manages 354 sewage treatment works, and RMRW said the pollution was more diluted than normal due to the heavy rain. Thames Water has also said it is carrying out improvement work across its network.
What can we do to help stop this? Have Labour pledged to do anything about it?
They said they would in 2022., and again last year..
TBH, I think that the best thing that an individual can do right now is to contact your local Labour party office (and/or your current MP) and ask them. The more people who raise it, the more they are likely to keep it as a priority.