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Nature continues to pay for water companies greed and non investment

Good for Fergal and his club, but the issue of water extraction, pollution, non-investment in reservoirs etc is now so huge that it will take years for things to improve.
As with most things that are bad about the human race, greed is at the heart of the problem.
Foreign owned water companies are hardly going to feel sympathy for the inhabitants of this country for poor water quality (or no water) if they can line their own pockets with bonuses and dividends. We are naive to think otherwise.
The angling fraternity are the only major body capable of trying to raise public awareness of this issue but, as with most things, it's not until people turn on their taps and either nothing comes out or black sludge comes out will Joe Public demand something is done.
Rant over.
Tight lines guys
 
Paul Bullinger said:
Good for Fergal and his club, but the issue of water extraction, pollution, non-investment in reservoirs etc is now so huge that it will take years for things to improve.
As with most things that are bad about the human race, greed is at the heart of the problem.
Foreign owned water companies are hardly going to feel sympathy for the inhabitants of this country for poor water quality (or no water) if they can line their own pockets with bonuses and dividends. We are naive to think otherwise.
The angling fraternity are the only major body capable of trying to raise public awareness of this issue but, as with most things, it's not until people turn on their taps and either nothing comes out or black sludge comes out will Joe Public demand something is done.
Rant over.
Tight lines guys
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What really underscores the water companies mismanagement is the fact that they're so desperate as to reduce flows drastically in already suffering water courses, that their real responsibility to protect our rivers is being ignored. What should be happening across southern water areas is a blanket hosepipe ban. This has only been partially implemented, as the majority of homes now have meters. So we're all still free to spill gallons on our gardens aon our driveways
 
Let’s not forget leakage as well Gents. According to OFWAT’s latest figures this is running at 2,967,500m3 per day. For comparison, the River Thames at Walton is currently running at 881,200m3 per day.
Pretty shocking figures that aren’t coming down much either 😢
 
Apologies, I should qualify the above by saying that the current flow of the Thames is very much lower than normal due to the dry conditions we’re experiencing. The normal flow would be nearer 5,000,000m3/day but you get the picture regarding the volume of high value, potable water leaking from supply pipes.
 
I do wonder what is not being said by the water companies, perhaps on pain of some penalty by the politicians in power. I think water is a finite commodity, In my lifetime the population has gone from 54ml to late 70's. or maybe even more. The demand far outstrips the supply.
To me that is the issue which needs to be addressed, how to make a commodity stretch to all these people. Greed on behalf of the water companies is human nature sadly but real nature needs a hand and all in power seem to ignore the obvious.
 
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Angus Barnes said:
Let’s not forget leakage as well Gents. According to OFWAT’s latest figures this is running at 2,967,500m3 per day. For comparison, the River Thames at Walton is currently running at 881,200m3 per day.
Pretty shocking figures that aren’t coming down much either 😢
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Whilst not a fan of Water Co's at all, I have to say I was impressed with a leak repair I reported recently. A couple of weeks ago I noticed water bubbling out of a pavement near a parade of shops. Thinking that a shop keeper would report it, I didn't do anything. However, a week later, whilst in the same area the water was still pouring out, so I reported it.
The following day I got a phone call from Anglia Water advising me they have logged the leak and will get a team down there the next day. I know they did as I got caught up in the tailback of cars due to their temporary traffic lights! 😂
The day after job done ✔
Now all they've got to do is build a reservoir, stop extraction and clean up the rivers.
 
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