01-23-2023, 08:07 PM
The early autumns rains, although welcome after the summer heatwave, resulted in the excess runoff triggering widespread wastewater discharges the length and breadth of the UK coastline.
Much of this discharge has contained untreated sewage as local storm overflows were overwhelmed. The resulting discharges have then rendered rivers and coastal waters inaccessible to the public and for recreational pursuits.
The party believes It is unacceptable at the start of the 21st century that a £7.3 billion industry is incapable of managing its legal obligation to manage such events and for the water regulator, OFWAT, to allow the practise to continue unchallenged.
The Liberal Party believes that the privatised water industry is a natural monopoly and as such should be brought back under public ownership, as agreed at the Special Assembly held in February 2017.
This would allow funds to be directed to proper environmental management and protection as well as securing the UK’s water supply in the face of climate change.
Much of this discharge has contained untreated sewage as local storm overflows were overwhelmed. The resulting discharges have then rendered rivers and coastal waters inaccessible to the public and for recreational pursuits.
The party believes It is unacceptable at the start of the 21st century that a £7.3 billion industry is incapable of managing its legal obligation to manage such events and for the water regulator, OFWAT, to allow the practise to continue unchallenged.
The Liberal Party believes that the privatised water industry is a natural monopoly and as such should be brought back under public ownership, as agreed at the Special Assembly held in February 2017.
This would allow funds to be directed to proper environmental management and protection as well as securing the UK’s water supply in the face of climate change.