The River Wye

[mikeunderpenyard]

I learnt how to swim in it,  learnt how to fish in it and spent a lot of childhood days exploring it.

The state of it now is truly shocking, not to long ago it was one of the most unpolluted and most diverse waterways in Europe and a national gem.

Things must change.




www.change.org/p/the-uk-and-welsh-governments-double-environmental-protection-budgets-in-england-wales-to-fight-river-pollution?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_29115651_en-GB%3A6&recruiter=1207476079&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=G%3ESearch%3ESAP%3EUK%3EBrand%3EAll-Match_Types

[Armchairfan]

The best part of it is Symonds Yat. My old stamping ground. I love the river, I feel at home with it.


It's here I saw CBB walk on water for the first time.

[colebridgebull]

Yes. Yes I did…

[eggchaserbull]

The Wye has always had some nasties in it, that's why Hereford was the go to hospital for Weil's disease research and medical intervention. The former Leptospirosis Reference Unit (LRU) in Hereford provided the national gold-standard service for over 30 years, but is no longer in operation.

Having said that, whilst doing boat drills on the Wye, many years ago, a colleague spied a Mars Bar, still in it's wrapper, floating by, which he grabbed and ate; I don't think he'd risk it now.

He's had no side effects at all, and neither have the triplets he gave birth to.

[somnambulist]

Jul 15, 2021 19:30:13 GMT mikeunderpenyard said:

I learnt how to swim in it,  learnt how to fish in it and spent a lot of childhood days exploring it.

The state of it now is truly shocking, not to long ago it was one of the most unpolluted and most diverse waterways in Europe and a national gem.

Things must change.




www.change.org/p/the-uk-and-welsh-governments-double-environmental-protection-budgets-in-england-wales-to-fight-river-pollution?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_29115651_en-GB%3A6&recruiter=1207476079&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=G%3ESearch%3ESAP%3EUK%3EBrand%3EAll-Match_Types

It's shocking. I live near the River Lea in Hackney and it's the most polluted river I've ever seen. It breaks my heart to see Kingfishers nesting amongst the sanitary towels and human excrement. The water companies are not fit for purpose; criminally negligent.

[glawsterwhite]

Sad reading indeed.

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Considering there is a noticeable increase in respect from the general public it's an absolute disgrace that the waterways/bodies in this country are generally getting worse.

Ignoring the obvious treatment works problem, farmers should be pulled up and prosecuted for dumping waste into rivers, rather than merely being pulled up for it.

In fact, the amount of environmental/archaeological impact assessments which appear to be completely ignored by farmers is incredible. I would never want to be a farmer as I respect that it must be hard work. However, you have a duty of care to the environment and the history of the land, so stop Fecking it over, eh?

[mikeunderpenyard]

Jul 16, 2021 21:38:15 GMT @danner2 said:

Considering there is a noticeable increase in respect from the general public it's an absolute disgrace that the waterways/bodies in this country are generally getting worse.

Ignoring the obvious treatment works problem, farmers should be pulled up and prosecuted for dumping waste into rivers, rather than merely being pulled up for it.

In fact, the amount of environmental/archaeological impact assessments which appear to be completely ignored by farmers is incredible. I would never want to be a farmer as I respect that it must be hard work. However, you have a duty of care to the environment and the history of the land, so stop Fecking it over, eh?

I think that's a post we can all agree on.

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Jul 16, 2021 22:10:00 GMT mikeunderpenyard said:

Jul 16, 2021 21:38:15 GMT @danner2 said:

Considering there is a noticeable increase in respect from the general public it's an absolute disgrace that the waterways/bodies in this country are generally getting worse.

Ignoring the obvious treatment works problem, farmers should be pulled up and prosecuted for dumping waste into rivers, rather than merely being pulled up for it.

In fact, the amount of environmental/archaeological impact assessments which appear to be completely ignored by farmers is incredible. I would never want to be a farmer as I respect that it must be hard work. However, you have a duty of care to the environment and the history of the land, so stop Fecking it over, eh?

I think that's a post we can all agree on.

Well, you say that...

[willi]

The river is absolutely beautiful where I live and it looks to be in good condition

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Jul 18, 2021 8:48:39 GMT willi said:

The river is absolutely beautiful where I live and it looks to be in good condition

That is just your reflection in the water.

[willi]

Unfortunately that isn't true😂😂

[mikeunderpenyard]

amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jul/21/britains-rivers-suffocating-industrial-farm-waste?__twitter_impression=true

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[glawsterwhite]

How dull are these politicians ??

[mikeunderpenyard]

Interesting to see that Norman and Wiggins both abstained from yesterdays vote, to allow water companies to continue dumping raw sewage into our rivers and seas.

265 Tory MP's voted in favour.

[somnambulist]

Oct 24, 2021 23:18:08 GMT mikeunderpenyard said:

Interesting to see that Norman and Wiggins both abstained from yesterdays vote, to allow water companies to continue dumping raw sewage into our rivers and seas.

265 Tory MP's voted in favour.

Shocking. 

Fergal Sharkey brilliant on R4 Today programme this morning.  

[GRL]

Why can't they just drain the thing?
We wouldn't need any fecking bridges then.

[somnambulist]

www.herefordtimes.com/news/19671138.herefordshire-mps-sit-river-sewage-vote-parliament/

Weasel words, Mr. Norman.

If I took a sh*t in the Wye, I presume I would face the full force of the law. How is pumping untreated, raw sewage into the river any different?

[mikeunderpenyard]