Time to put an oopsie doopsie at their headquarters
Public has no right to swim in sea, claims firm that dumped sewage at bathing spot
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LordOfLocksley@lemmy.world 1 month ago
darkphotonstudio@beehaw.org 1 month ago
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thehatfox@lemmy.world 1 month ago
South West Water also claimed it has no legal responsibility to keep the rivers and sea in the counties clean and clear of sewage
The fact that statement could even be made is pretty telling of the state we are in. It’s 2024, not 1524, dumping shit in the sea is something we should have long moved on from.
Slatlun@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
Yep, 100% reuse of all wastewater and solids!
sneezycat@sopuli.xyz 1 month ago
Ironically, they dumped a lot fewer contaminants in the sea back in 1524.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 month ago
Ugh.
Fake4000@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Why the fuck would a swimmer take that company to court.
Apologies, but shouldn’t the government/council do that instead?
thr0w4w4y2@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
councils have been bankrupted by successive cuts over the last decade such that its a miracle some can still collect bins.
current government have no interest in causing trouble for their school friends, biggest party donors and future employment prospects.
Tweak@feddit.uk 1 month ago
Also the current government are entirely to blame here, the main reason water companies dump so much sewage is that they’ve been less able to get the chemicals they use to treat the water since Brexit.
Nester@feddit.uk 1 month ago
It’s funny you should say that, because my local council are currently struggling to collect bins. They haven’t collected to bins for the cafe that’s attached to my workplace for about 2 weeks now. It’s getting grim.
IndiBrony@lemmy.world 1 month ago
That whole comment amused the hell out of me because that’s what’s happening here. I live in South Tyneside and our bin men have been on strike since before Christmas. Nothing to do with the council running out of money, but down to one of the higher ups being a huge workplace bully and the council won’t kick him out.
It’s gotten so bad that there are now several skips dotted all over South Tyneside where people are expected to turn up and dump their overflowing rubbish.
The whole area is turning into one massive tip all because of one asshole the council refuse to do anything about.
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 month ago
“You have no right to dump your waste in the ocean!”
“Well then you have no right to swim in it! Nyeh!”