Environmentalists Seek Judicial Review Of Uk Sewage Disposal Plan Water

The charity WildFish is calling for the storm surge reduction strategy, published on Friday, to be withdrawn immediately. It argues that the plan would allow storm overflows to continue to discharge raw sewage for the next 28 years. In high priority areas, the strategy will allow discharges to cause adverse ecological effects for the next 13 years. “WildFish’s lawyers concluded that Defra [Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs] The much-publicised plan to reduce storm surge is illegal in many ways,” said Nick Measham, the charity’s chief executive. “The plan allows or otherwise encourages breaches of existing environmental laws by the water companies, by Ofwat and by the Secretary of State himself, for many more years, in some cases up to 2050.” Measham said the plan showed the government had no real appetite to deal forcefully with the appalling sewage pollution of English rivers caused by water companies. The government strategy was criticized by some organizations and members of the public when it went into consultation for being too weak with targets too far into the future. The Rivers Trust said it was disappointed the government did not take into account the thousands of responses to the draft consultation that called for much more ambitious targets. Christine Colvin, director of advocacy and engagement at the Rivers Trust, said: “Requiring this plan in the Environment Act has given the government a great opportunity to right the wrongs around weak regulation and move forward. It should have presented an open goal for a fresh start to stop sewage pollution in my lifetime. Instead, they scored an own goal.” He said the government had stopped dealing with the storm surge mitigation task force, which had not been given the results of the consultation or asked to advise further on how the plan could have been strengthened. Under government plans, by 2035 water companies will have to improve all stormwater overflows that discharge into or near every designated bathing water, and improve 75% of overflows that discharge into high-priority natural locations. By 2050, this will be the case for all waterways. The most important stories on the planet. Get all the week’s environmental news – the good, the bad and the must-haves Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. WildFish has launched proceedings against the plan by issuing a pre-action letter calling for the strategy to be withdrawn. The storm mitigation plan was published after a summer in which raw sewage discharges by water companies resulted in beach closures and warnings for swimming water quality being issued across the country. Last week, a sewage spill from Thames Water killed fish stocks along a three-mile stretch of the River Ray. Thames Water said a sewer pipe had burst near Swindon. Beaches in Sussex were closed after raw sewage was pumped into the sea with the overflow captured on video.

title: “Environmentalists Seek Judicial Review Of Uk Sewage Disposal Plan Water Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-16” author: “Bernard Maddox”

The charity WildFish is calling for the storm surge reduction strategy, published on Friday, to be withdrawn immediately. It argues that the plan would allow storm overflows to continue to discharge raw sewage for the next 28 years. In high priority areas, the strategy will allow discharges to cause adverse ecological effects for the next 13 years. “WildFish’s lawyers concluded that Defra [Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs] The much-publicised plan to reduce storm surge is illegal in many ways,” said Nick Measham, the charity’s chief executive. “The plan allows or otherwise encourages breaches of existing environmental laws by the water companies, by Ofwat and by the Secretary of State himself, for many more years, in some cases up to 2050.” Measham said the plan showed the government had no real appetite to deal forcefully with the appalling sewage pollution of English rivers caused by water companies. The government strategy was criticized by some organizations and members of the public when it went into consultation for being too weak with targets too far into the future. The Rivers Trust said it was disappointed the government did not take into account the thousands of responses to the draft consultation that called for much more ambitious targets. Christine Colvin, director of advocacy and engagement at the Rivers Trust, said: “Requiring this plan in the Environment Act has given the government a great opportunity to right the wrongs around weak regulation and move forward. It should have presented an open goal for a fresh start to stop sewage pollution in my lifetime. Instead, they scored an own goal.” He said the government had stopped dealing with the storm surge mitigation task force, which had not been given the results of the consultation or asked to advise further on how the plan could have been strengthened. Under government plans, by 2035 water companies will have to improve all stormwater overflows that discharge into or near every designated bathing water, and improve 75% of overflows that discharge into high-priority natural locations. By 2050, this will be the case for all waterways. The most important stories on the planet. Get all the week’s environmental news – the good, the bad and the must-haves Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. WildFish has launched proceedings against the plan by issuing a pre-action letter calling for the strategy to be withdrawn. The storm mitigation plan was published after a summer in which raw sewage discharges by water companies resulted in beach closures and warnings for swimming water quality being issued across the country. Last week, a sewage spill from Thames Water killed fish stocks along a three-mile stretch of the River Ray. Thames Water said a sewer pipe had burst near Swindon. Beaches in Sussex were closed after raw sewage was pumped into the sea with the overflow captured on video.

title: “Environmentalists Seek Judicial Review Of Uk Sewage Disposal Plan Water Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-15” author: “David Welch”

The charity WildFish is calling for the storm surge reduction strategy, published on Friday, to be withdrawn immediately. It argues that the plan would allow storm overflows to continue to discharge raw sewage for the next 28 years. In high priority areas, the strategy will allow discharges to cause adverse ecological effects for the next 13 years. “WildFish’s lawyers concluded that Defra [Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs] The much-publicised plan to reduce storm surge is illegal in many ways,” said Nick Measham, the charity’s chief executive. “The plan allows or otherwise encourages breaches of existing environmental laws by the water companies, by Ofwat and by the Secretary of State himself, for many more years, in some cases up to 2050.” Measham said the plan showed the government had no real appetite to deal forcefully with the appalling sewage pollution of English rivers caused by water companies. The government strategy was criticized by some organizations and members of the public when it went into consultation for being too weak with targets too far into the future. The Rivers Trust said it was disappointed the government did not take into account the thousands of responses to the draft consultation that called for much more ambitious targets. Christine Colvin, director of advocacy and engagement at the Rivers Trust, said: “Requiring this plan in the Environment Act has given the government a great opportunity to right the wrongs around weak regulation and move forward. It should have presented an open goal for a fresh start to stop sewage pollution in my lifetime. Instead, they scored an own goal.” He said the government had stopped dealing with the storm surge mitigation task force, which had not been given the results of the consultation or asked to advise further on how the plan could have been strengthened. Under government plans, by 2035 water companies will have to improve all stormwater overflows that discharge into or near every designated bathing water, and improve 75% of overflows that discharge into high-priority natural locations. By 2050, this will be the case for all waterways. The most important stories on the planet. Get all the week’s environmental news – the good, the bad and the must-haves Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. WildFish has launched proceedings against the plan by issuing a pre-action letter calling for the strategy to be withdrawn. The storm mitigation plan was published after a summer in which raw sewage discharges by water companies resulted in beach closures and warnings for swimming water quality being issued across the country. Last week, a sewage spill from Thames Water killed fish stocks along a three-mile stretch of the River Ray. Thames Water said a sewer pipe had burst near Swindon. Beaches in Sussex were closed after raw sewage was pumped into the sea with the overflow captured on video.

title: “Environmentalists Seek Judicial Review Of Uk Sewage Disposal Plan Water Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-15” author: “Gabriela Westbrook”

The charity WildFish is calling for the storm surge reduction strategy, published on Friday, to be withdrawn immediately. It argues that the plan would allow storm overflows to continue to discharge raw sewage for the next 28 years. In high priority areas, the strategy will allow discharges to cause adverse ecological effects for the next 13 years. “WildFish’s lawyers concluded that Defra [Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs] The much-publicised plan to reduce storm surge is illegal in many ways,” said Nick Measham, the charity’s chief executive. “The plan allows or otherwise encourages breaches of existing environmental laws by the water companies, by Ofwat and by the Secretary of State himself, for many more years, in some cases up to 2050.” Measham said the plan showed the government had no real appetite to deal forcefully with the appalling sewage pollution of English rivers caused by water companies. The government strategy was criticized by some organizations and members of the public when it went into consultation for being too weak with targets too far into the future. The Rivers Trust said it was disappointed the government did not take into account the thousands of responses to the draft consultation that called for much more ambitious targets. Christine Colvin, director of advocacy and engagement at the Rivers Trust, said: “Requiring this plan in the Environment Act has given the government a great opportunity to right the wrongs around weak regulation and move forward. It should have presented an open goal for a fresh start to stop sewage pollution in my lifetime. Instead, they scored an own goal.” He said the government had stopped dealing with the storm surge mitigation task force, which had not been given the results of the consultation or asked to advise further on how the plan could have been strengthened. Under government plans, by 2035 water companies will have to improve all stormwater overflows that discharge into or near every designated bathing water, and improve 75% of overflows that discharge into high-priority natural locations. By 2050, this will be the case for all waterways. The most important stories on the planet. Get all the week’s environmental news – the good, the bad and the must-haves Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. WildFish has launched proceedings against the plan by issuing a pre-action letter calling for the strategy to be withdrawn. The storm mitigation plan was published after a summer in which raw sewage discharges by water companies resulted in beach closures and warnings for swimming water quality being issued across the country. Last week, a sewage spill from Thames Water killed fish stocks along a three-mile stretch of the River Ray. Thames Water said a sewer pipe had burst near Swindon. Beaches in Sussex were closed after raw sewage was pumped into the sea with the overflow captured on video.