Water companies pumped sewage into our rivers and lakes for more 13,372 hours last year.
The Conservatives are letting them get away with it and want taxpayers to pay to fix the problem. With the latest legislation passed by Government, they even allowed water companies to pollute our waters unchecked until 2035.
Lib Dem run Stockport Council has become the first council in the country to launch an official Sewage Inquiry. The results will be published soon.
Water companies need to clean up their own mess and stop dumping sewage in our rivers and lakes.
It's time for a 16% sewage tax on their £2.2 billion annual profits to improve our sewage system and protect our rivers and lakes.
Show your support for the campaign by signing our petition today...
I/we the undersigned call upon the Conservative Government to stop water companies from dumping sewage into our lakes, rivers and seas, by taxing the £2.2bn annual profits of water companies to improve our sewage system.
A steep cut in government funding for the Canal and River Trust (CRT) in its new 10 year settlement seems set to lead to the closure of a number of canals, and damage the canal system and the wildlife that depends on them
• Only two rivers nationwide safe enough to swim in • United Utilities told to ‘clean up their act’
Sewage damage to a field in Romiley has stopped plans to plant new woodland in their tracks after surveys showed the pollution could be too toxic for the trees.
Tests of river samples by volunteers have shown that the levels of phosphates in the River Goyt are 10 times the recommended limit.
Cllr Lisa Smart has taken the Government and water companies to task over their failure to stop millions of tonnes of raw sewage from entering our rivers and lakes each year.
