John q
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Quite shocked to see the amount of sewage that gets dumped in to our local rivers on tonights panorama. I was always aware this happened but didn't realise the full extent.
It is raw sewage. Technically all our sewage is treated before release into inland, or coastal, waters, but many of the water companies have derogation that allows them to discharge raw sewage in "exceptional circumstances", such as to stop raw sewage backing up into people bathrooms etc.Is it treated sewage or the raw stuff?
There isn't much use of <"phytoremediation in the UK">, partially because a lot of us live on a very small island, which both allows most properties to be connected to mains drainage and makes land very expensive. We also have the issue of quite a long dark winter.and also various marshlands (I think) that have reed like plants to absorb them.
This is the "post industrial" bonus.I was under the impression my local rivers had actually got cleaner over the last few years due to increased sightings of brown trout and salmon. Its disheartening to see them encourage wildlife with one hand only to poision them with the other.
not to mention the by catch.
So we are all pretty much doomed....
It's the same theory in the end, governments not acting on it and economics! Population is growing, backend systems cannot cope any more due to age, technology and capacity, and not spending money where they should and instead building war ships, etc....Sorry @John q, I know this isn't sewage related.
Exactly private frazer.we are all pretty much doomed....
Pollution related so still very much on topic.Sorry @John q, I know this isn't sewage related
I personally do not doubt the good intentions of these people and also have no doubt that we need to have a change.We need Greta, just as we need David Attenborough and everyone else we can possibly get if we are ever to tackle climate change properly.