Tuesday, 26 April 2022
The GMB Union is calling for Thames Water to be held legally responsible for dumping raw sewage into rivers
The River Graveney, which runs from Croydon to South Wimbledon, was the subject of 150 sewage spillages in 2020 alone.
GMB National Secretary Andy Prendergast tells Jacqui Kerr the public deserves clean water.
A Thames Water Spokesperson says:
“Our aim will always be to try and do the right thing for our rivers and for the communities who love and value them.
We regard all discharges of untreated sewage as unacceptable and will work with the government, Ofwat and the Environment Agency to accelerate work to stop them being necessary and are determined to be transparent.
We recently launched our river health commitments which includes a 50% reduction in the total annual duration of spills across London and the Thames Valley by 2030, and within that an 80% reduction in sensitive catchments.
We have a long way to go – and we certainly can’t do it on our own – but the ambition is clear.”
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 6:58 am
