Ilkley Clean River Group
@cleanilkley.bsky.social
Campaigning to stop sewage pollution in the Wharfe
Reposted by Ilkley Clean River Group
Issue 144 of The Northern Eco is out! The water issue is highlighted but, as well as the official proposals, we also look at the People's Commission on the Water Sector - an academic-led approach. @sascampaigns.bsky.social @cleanilkley.bsky.social @saveourswale.bsky.social tinyurl.com/cjjw5aby
Goodbye OFWAT - hello, one to rule them all
Fancy a dip with 50% less sewage? Hang on five years and you'll be able to jump right in.....
thenortherneco.substack.com
July 22, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Issue 144 of The Northern Eco is out! The water issue is highlighted but, as well as the official proposals, we also look at the People's Commission on the Water Sector - an academic-led approach. @sascampaigns.bsky.social @cleanilkley.bsky.social @saveourswale.bsky.social tinyurl.com/cjjw5aby
Reposted by Ilkley Clean River Group
Nobbled!
The changes in Sir Jon #Cunliffe's report are far-reaching within the bounds set by the environment agency. But
@SteveReedMP's department ruled out public ownership from the start.
@compassoffice.bsky.social @riveractionuk.bsky.social @sascampaigns.bsky.social @windrushwasp.bsky.social
The changes in Sir Jon #Cunliffe's report are far-reaching within the bounds set by the environment agency. But
@SteveReedMP's department ruled out public ownership from the start.
@compassoffice.bsky.social @riveractionuk.bsky.social @sascampaigns.bsky.social @windrushwasp.bsky.social
Scrap Ofwat, says major report, as author warns water bills will rise by 30% in five years - live updates
Sir Jon Cunliffe's report into the water sector in England and Wales makes 88 recommendations - including making water meters mandatory.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nobbled!
The changes in Sir Jon #Cunliffe's report are far-reaching within the bounds set by the environment agency. But
@SteveReedMP's department ruled out public ownership from the start.
@compassoffice.bsky.social @riveractionuk.bsky.social @sascampaigns.bsky.social @windrushwasp.bsky.social
The changes in Sir Jon #Cunliffe's report are far-reaching within the bounds set by the environment agency. But
@SteveReedMP's department ruled out public ownership from the start.
@compassoffice.bsky.social @riveractionuk.bsky.social @sascampaigns.bsky.social @windrushwasp.bsky.social
Reposted by Ilkley Clean River Group
😡Steve Reed banned the Water Commission Report from exploring public ownership in England.
🤣He says it's too expensive. But the £100bn figure comes from a 2018 report funded by the water industry. We say that it's nonsense, & the experts agree. Watch this video to find out why
🤣He says it's too expensive. But the £100bn figure comes from a 2018 report funded by the water industry. We say that it's nonsense, & the experts agree. Watch this video to find out why
July 21, 2025 at 9:28 AM
😡Steve Reed banned the Water Commission Report from exploring public ownership in England.
🤣He says it's too expensive. But the £100bn figure comes from a 2018 report funded by the water industry. We say that it's nonsense, & the experts agree. Watch this video to find out why
🤣He says it's too expensive. But the £100bn figure comes from a 2018 report funded by the water industry. We say that it's nonsense, & the experts agree. Watch this video to find out why
Reposted by Ilkley Clean River Group
We want our treatment works at Richmond to be fit for purpose, nothing more, nothing less! @yorkshirewater.bsky.social @cleanilkley.bsky.social @peopleswater.bsky.social
www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2507678...
www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2507678...
Campaigners take aim at Yorkshire Water after site visit as utility company respond
Three members of the Save Our Swale (SOS) group were permitted access to the treatment works on Wednesday, March 26.
www.thenorthernecho.co.uk
April 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
We want our treatment works at Richmond to be fit for purpose, nothing more, nothing less! @yorkshirewater.bsky.social @cleanilkley.bsky.social @peopleswater.bsky.social
www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2507678...
www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2507678...
Reposted by Ilkley Clean River Group
The government has set up a water commission to conduct the biggest review since privatisation. I just asked them to back bringing water companies into public ownership. Join me:
weownit.org.uk/act-now/wate...
@joemorrismp.bsky.social @catchmentsteward.bsky.social @cleanilkley.bsky.social
weownit.org.uk/act-now/wate...
@joemorrismp.bsky.social @catchmentsteward.bsky.social @cleanilkley.bsky.social
Tell the Water Commission — Public Ownership NOW! | We Own It
Email the government's commission on water to demand they call for public ownership.
weownit.org.uk
April 18, 2025 at 10:56 AM
The government has set up a water commission to conduct the biggest review since privatisation. I just asked them to back bringing water companies into public ownership. Join me:
weownit.org.uk/act-now/wate...
@joemorrismp.bsky.social @catchmentsteward.bsky.social @cleanilkley.bsky.social
weownit.org.uk/act-now/wate...
@joemorrismp.bsky.social @catchmentsteward.bsky.social @cleanilkley.bsky.social
Reposted by Ilkley Clean River Group
Southern Water customers 'disgusted' by bill hike
Source: BBC
search.app/GRuvT
Shared via the Google App
Source: BBC
search.app/GRuvT
Shared via the Google App
Southern Water customers 'disgusted' by bill hike
It comes after the water supplier increased its charges by an average of 47% from April.
search.app
April 16, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Southern Water customers 'disgusted' by bill hike
Source: BBC
search.app/GRuvT
Shared via the Google App
Source: BBC
search.app/GRuvT
Shared via the Google App
England water pollution at 10-year high, campaigners say
Source: BBC
search.app/1PWpg
Shared via the Google App
Source: BBC
search.app/1PWpg
Shared via the Google App
England's serious water pollution incidents at 10-year high
Campaigners release official data showing the most serious pollution incidents in England are double the target.
search.app
April 16, 2025 at 7:47 AM
England water pollution at 10-year high, campaigners say
Source: BBC
search.app/1PWpg
Shared via the Google App
Source: BBC
search.app/1PWpg
Shared via the Google App
More than 100 chemicals polluting harbours - study
Source: BBC
search.app/aFzwp
Shared via the Google App
Source: BBC
search.app/aFzwp
Shared via the Google App
More than 100 chemicals polluting South harbours - study
The studies looked at samples from Langstone and Chichester Harbours in spring and autumn 2022.
search.app
April 7, 2025 at 1:39 PM
More than 100 chemicals polluting harbours - study
Source: BBC
search.app/aFzwp
Shared via the Google App
Source: BBC
search.app/aFzwp
Shared via the Google App
Prospective Thames Water Private Equity Buyer ‘Sent Bills Soaring’ in UK and US
Source: Byline Times
search.app/6fdMo
Shared via the Google App
Source: Byline Times
search.app/6fdMo
Shared via the Google App
Prospective Thames Water Private Equity Buyer 'Sent Bills Soaring' in UK and US
Campaigners say the preferred buyer of the failing UK water firm has a record of "rampant profiteering and financial abuse of service users" on both sides of the Atlantic
search.app
April 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Prospective Thames Water Private Equity Buyer ‘Sent Bills Soaring’ in UK and US
Source: Byline Times
search.app/6fdMo
Shared via the Google App
Source: Byline Times
search.app/6fdMo
Shared via the Google App
Reposted by Ilkley Clean River Group
Since exiting the EU chemical regulation system, the UK has not restricted a single chemical substance. In that time, the EU has restricted or banned 10 harmful substances. But they have had a good long think about maybe possibly banning lead shot.
www.sustainableviews.com/more-than-fo...
www.sustainableviews.com/more-than-fo...
More than four years and half a million pounds, but still no regulation. Time for change?
Chloe Alexander is senior campaigner at Chem Trust The UK has failed to regulate chemicals post-Brexit
www.sustainableviews.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Since exiting the EU chemical regulation system, the UK has not restricted a single chemical substance. In that time, the EU has restricted or banned 10 harmful substances. But they have had a good long think about maybe possibly banning lead shot.
www.sustainableviews.com/more-than-fo...
www.sustainableviews.com/more-than-fo...
Reposted by Ilkley Clean River Group
Reposted by Ilkley Clean River Group
Just watched @labourlewis.bsky.social powerful speech on his Water Bill, raising the fundamental question who should own our water? It’s time to bring water back into public hands. Watch the debate: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gIO...
@joemorrismp.bsky.social @catchmentsteward.bsky.social
@joemorrismp.bsky.social @catchmentsteward.bsky.social
MP calls for public ownership of water
YouTube video by Clive Lewis
www.youtube.com
March 28, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Just watched @labourlewis.bsky.social powerful speech on his Water Bill, raising the fundamental question who should own our water? It’s time to bring water back into public hands. Watch the debate: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gIO...
@joemorrismp.bsky.social @catchmentsteward.bsky.social
@joemorrismp.bsky.social @catchmentsteward.bsky.social
Reposted by Ilkley Clean River Group
FOI to @EnvAgency on costs to date of their criminal investigation into illegal pollution discovered by @WindrushWasp and the answer is?
£5.9M !!!!! How about that was used to regulate so they didn’t pollute? Novel!!
£5.9M !!!!! How about that was used to regulate so they didn’t pollute? Novel!!
March 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
@tomgordonld.bsky.social hope you can join us - please share the @peopleswater.bsky.social People’s Commission on the water sector comes to #knaresborough
March 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
@tomgordonld.bsky.social hope you can join us - please share the @peopleswater.bsky.social People’s Commission on the water sector comes to #knaresborough
FOI to @EnvAgency on costs to date of their criminal investigation into illegal pollution discovered by @WindrushWasp and the answer is?
£5.9M !!!!! How about that was used to regulate so they didn’t pollute? Novel!!
£5.9M !!!!! How about that was used to regulate so they didn’t pollute? Novel!!
March 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
FOI to @EnvAgency on costs to date of their criminal investigation into illegal pollution discovered by @WindrushWasp and the answer is?
£5.9M !!!!! How about that was used to regulate so they didn’t pollute? Novel!!
£5.9M !!!!! How about that was used to regulate so they didn’t pollute? Novel!!
Reposted by Ilkley Clean River Group
Last night only THREE peers in the House of Lords called for public ownership of England's water industry.
That was me, Jenny Jones & Natalie Bennett (Green Party) out of a membership of 827.
Public ownership officially opposed by Labour, Tories and LibDems.
Most people want to end the scandal.
That was me, Jenny Jones & Natalie Bennett (Green Party) out of a membership of 827.
Public ownership officially opposed by Labour, Tories and LibDems.
Most people want to end the scandal.
November 21, 2024 at 8:11 AM
Last night only THREE peers in the House of Lords called for public ownership of England's water industry.
That was me, Jenny Jones & Natalie Bennett (Green Party) out of a membership of 827.
Public ownership officially opposed by Labour, Tories and LibDems.
Most people want to end the scandal.
That was me, Jenny Jones & Natalie Bennett (Green Party) out of a membership of 827.
Public ownership officially opposed by Labour, Tories and LibDems.
Most people want to end the scandal.
Reposted by Ilkley Clean River Group
Court rules in favour of more of the same, Dig deep billpayers, you have hungry creditors and shareholders to feed.
www.windrushwasp.org/single-post/...
www.windrushwasp.org/single-post/...
Court supports Thames Water bailout
The Appeal Court has announced that it will not overturn the High Court decision to allow Thames Water to add £3 billion debt to the almost £19 billion it has already taken on at billpayers' expense -...
www.windrushwasp.org
March 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Court rules in favour of more of the same, Dig deep billpayers, you have hungry creditors and shareholders to feed.
www.windrushwasp.org/single-post/...
www.windrushwasp.org/single-post/...
Reposted by Ilkley Clean River Group
Reposted by Ilkley Clean River Group
Thames Water wants to be spared billions of pounds of costs and fines over the next 5 years.
TW ripped off customers, dumped sewage in rivers, neglected investment, borrowed money to pay dividends.
Laws must apply. No public bailout.
Let it go bankrupt. Nationalise for nominal sum.
TW ripped off customers, dumped sewage in rivers, neglected investment, borrowed money to pay dividends.
Laws must apply. No public bailout.
Let it go bankrupt. Nationalise for nominal sum.
Thames Water begs to be spared fines and costs, warning bidders will walk away
Exclusive: Managers and lenders racing to find a buyer want regulator to agree to leniency amounting to billions of pounds
www.theguardian.com
March 16, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Thames Water wants to be spared billions of pounds of costs and fines over the next 5 years.
TW ripped off customers, dumped sewage in rivers, neglected investment, borrowed money to pay dividends.
Laws must apply. No public bailout.
Let it go bankrupt. Nationalise for nominal sum.
TW ripped off customers, dumped sewage in rivers, neglected investment, borrowed money to pay dividends.
Laws must apply. No public bailout.
Let it go bankrupt. Nationalise for nominal sum.
Reposted by Ilkley Clean River Group
t.co/NBvFFwCNHv Thames Water: Inside the crisis: is anyone watching? They want positive feedback back, what a joke! Will give that when they stop profiting from polluting our rivers! @cleanilkley.bsky.social @thames21.bsky.social @henleymermaids.bsky.social @beneath-b-waters.bsky.social
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m00284vn/thames-water-inside-the-crisis
t.co
March 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
t.co/NBvFFwCNHv Thames Water: Inside the crisis: is anyone watching? They want positive feedback back, what a joke! Will give that when they stop profiting from polluting our rivers! @cleanilkley.bsky.social @thames21.bsky.social @henleymermaids.bsky.social @beneath-b-waters.bsky.social
Reposted by Ilkley Clean River Group
Bailouts won't fix the sewage scandal and won't reduce bills. Join me and @GoodLawProject to call on Steve Reed to stop water company greed
goodlaw.social/uk6y
goodlaw.social/uk6y
Ask Steve Reed to stop bills rising, not reward water company greed
Thames Water’s profit-hungry owners have let the water network rot while they’ve racked up alarming debts. And who do they want to pick up the tab? Customers – through ever-rising water bills. The com...
goodlaw.social
March 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Bailouts won't fix the sewage scandal and won't reduce bills. Join me and @GoodLawProject to call on Steve Reed to stop water company greed
goodlaw.social/uk6y
goodlaw.social/uk6y
Reposted by Ilkley Clean River Group
A lump of chalk on a frosty morning demonstrating its ability to store water. Unfortunately Affinity Water currently take 53% of all available water from the upper Ivel catchment, up to 14 million litres per day! @beneath-b-waters.bsky.social @stormwater-jo.bsky.social @welshriversunion.bsky.social
November 20, 2024 at 12:18 PM
A lump of chalk on a frosty morning demonstrating its ability to store water. Unfortunately Affinity Water currently take 53% of all available water from the upper Ivel catchment, up to 14 million litres per day! @beneath-b-waters.bsky.social @stormwater-jo.bsky.social @welshriversunion.bsky.social
Public events coming up. Come and have your say on the future of our water. Free
March 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Public events coming up. Come and have your say on the future of our water. Free