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Still going on 32 hours in. Still no answer from
@thameswater
and not a peep out of the
@EnvAgency
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This is Scotsbridge Mill on the
@RiverChess
foam here as well and we are 24hr it’s into this incident. Still no answers
@thameswater
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The Gerrards Cross Sewage Treatment Works is currently discharging untreated sewage into the River Misbourne, a chalk stream. This has been for 134 hours straight. Have lost count how many times this has happened this year. These are far from exceptional weather conditions.
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So the eruption from the HS2 tunnel at Ruislip Rugby club is still bubbling at least 48hours since it was first reported on Saturday 18th Feb. Need the
@EnvAgency
to tell us what it is and how much has been lost into aquifer. This raises questions about all HS2 tunnels.
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Raw sewage from major HS2 site is being discharged into green belt River Colne
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@RiverChess
water joining the Grand Union Canal at Rickmansworth. Foam appearing here too.
@thameswater
we need it to stop and we need answers. That goes for the
@EnvAgency
as well.
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We can confirm that these pipes come from HS2, as we always suspected. It discharges into the Yeading Brook at Ruislip Gardens. We are are unsure how this has been permitted by the
@EnvAgency
and the quality of the discharge. Was there a consultation process?
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Words fail me.
@thameswater
you should be ashamed. This is the River Colne in Harefield.
@Colne_Valley
@ColneCAN
@Chilternstreams
@Feargal_Sharkey
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The Yeading Brook is a highly degraded small river so even more reason to stop discharging waste water from HS2. Why do the
@EnvAgency
allow this? An ever growing list of water bodies being polluted by HS2.
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The
@RiverChess
joining the
@Colne_Valley
@ColneCAN
at Rickmansworth.
@thameswater
we need answers.
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Water company backlash is to threaten huge increases to customers bills. Why should the customers pay? Did they fail to regulate decades of increasing damage to the environment? Was it the Customer that weakened legislation & failed to meet water quality improvement targets?
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Never comfortable in front of a camera but needs must to get the message across.
'Every time we raise this issue and bring it to the public's attention, they're horrified.'
Chairman of the River Chess Association Paul Jennings joins Neil Oliver to discuss the damage sewage dumping is having on Britain's chalk streams.
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Still foaming at Chenies on the
@RiverChess
48 hours of this so far.
@thameswater
we need answers.
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Bite the bullet shut the whole thing down. Always said HS2 would only get as far as Birmingham. This has been the worst run project in our history.
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Sewage still discharging in E Yorks village for over a month.
@YorkshireWater
initially said “everything is working as it should be” 1week later “this is not foul water” then “spring water infiltration into the foul sewer”. So it’s sewage. Its pollution!
@BBCPaulMurphy
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This is the
@thameswater
Chesham STW outfall this morning. Foam stretching miles down stream. Take care on the
@RiverChess
today. Will update when we have more information.
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The first HS2 mud volcano started a month ago @ Ruislip Rugby Club it was still bubbling today. You can only imagine what is happening elsewhere along the length of these tunnels, the difference is we are unlikely to see it. We will only know when our water supply is polluted.
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National newspapers can see the problems with our seas and rivers this the is from the
@thetimes
they have started the Clean it up Campaign. The is a form to fill-in, take some time and let your feelings known.
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Outrageous a cumulative impact of sewage discharges on the Ver
@VerValleySoc
Chess
@RiverChess
Gade Bulbourne and Colne all from
@thameswater
operated Sewage Treatment Works. Further down stream the Misbourne will be adding to this carnage.
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Although I was told over the weekend by
@thameswater
engineer this foaming issue was not coming into the Sewage Treatment Works via the sewer network. He was clear on the point. It now transpires it is coming in via the network. So who dumping this chemical in the Chesham area.
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So for 3 weeks
@YorkshireWater
denied this was sewage.
@RussellB1ggs
@Feargal_Sharkey
@AnglianWater
@EnvAgencyAnglia
This appears to be standard practice across many water companies.
@YorkshireWater
did exactly the same in East Yorkshire before Christmas. They spent 3 weeks denying a leak from a manhole was sewage despite similar pictures. That too was draining into a chalk stream.
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Reminds me of a friend who caught a rainbow trout in the
@RiverChess
. He took it home for his tea. When gutting it he found a sanitary towel in the stomach.
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The
@RiverChess
at Bois Mill 200m down stream from the
@thameswater
operated Chesham Sewage Treatment Works. Not sewage most likely a chemical spill.
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'I've never seen anything like this': Foam discharges into Bucks river still no further forward with an explanation.
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Told by
@YorkshireWater
that sewage detritus would be cleared yesterday. If it was it’s back this morning. Also told that a number of households are dependent on the goodwill of neighbours for access to toilet facilities.
@Feargal_Sharkey
@KarenShackleto5
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Water companies threaten huge increases to customers bills to cover the cost of stopping sewage discharges. Why should customers be expected to pay?
Did the customer fail to regulate the industries financial structure allowing billions to leak out through dividends and interest?
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River Misbourne today. A chalk stream under pressure on many fronts from HS2 & sewage discharges. The River Misbourne has been receiving 300 hrs+ of sewage discharges from the Gerrard's Cross STW & continuous discharge from the sewer mains. One result is sewage fungus, not nice
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A week ago the
@thameswater
EDM was almost completely green after a month of dry weather. A few days of moderate rainfall and look what happens. This shows how fragility of the system. Thames know there is a problem so let's get down to action.
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Need to know what the chemical is and where did it come from.
@thameswater
Cleaner river campaigners
@RiverChess
want an investigation into how this foam got into a rare chalk stream in Buckinghamshire. The River Chess has been covered in foam since the weekend (pix from Sunday) - it’s believed it may have been chemicals dumped into the sewage system.
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This Kilham East Yorkshire despite your efforts
@YorkshireWater
sewage is still flowing down the streets as we enter the 3rd month of continuous discharge. This is worse than ever. Please contact the Parish Council with an update.
@Feargal_Sharkey
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During the
@HS2ltd
consultation we said that the two tunnels would change the flow of water in the aquifer and during high groundwater years we would see it emerge in new locations causing flooding. Well we have high groundwater and new areas of flooding. Over to you
@EnvAgency
The Household Waste site at Amersham is under water for the first time. What's it got in common with
@janey_wall
's road and the category 1 pollution incident at the Chalfonts? They all have a new
#hs2
twin bore tunnel underneath them which appears to have altered the water table
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There is a perfectly useful railway between Central London and Birmingham it’s called the Chiltern Line. A little upgrading would significantly increase capacity. Ironically it’s current capacity is being compromised by HS2 work. The project that keeps giving. Stop all of HS2.
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Always good to see HS2 have their priorities right. No body working on the problem at Ruislip Rugby Club but they have their “spy” team out checking on those taking interest in their vandalism.
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Not my normal patch. These discharge pipes appeared within the last two years. Built to discharge significant volumes into the tiny Yeading Brook at Ruislip Gardens. What’s in the discharge, who approved it, where does it come from are all questions for the
@EnvAgency
.
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Governments plan does not go fast enough nor is it adequately funded but the first time they have admitted all of the failings in one document, pollution of groundwater needs more focus. Thérèse Coffey accused of ‘throwing in the towel’ over sewage scandal
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So this is the centre of the
@YorkshireWater
over pumping operation. Where diluted sewage is pumped into the headwaters of Foston Beck a Flagship Chalk Stream. The pipe is so full of holes it is also irrigating and fertilising the grain crop.
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This article explains why the removal or bypassing of weirs and impoundments is so important if we are to reverse the decline in migratory fish. To see that 97% of UK rivers are impacted.
Migratory river fish populations plunge 76% in past 50 years
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Chesham STW been discharging sewage into
@RiverChess
continuously for 75 hrs. Spare a thought for the R.Misbourne where sewage has been discharging from Gerrards Cross STW for 360 hrs continuously. For those who don't know both globally rare Chalk Stream habitats.
@NaturalEngland
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For more updates on the foaming issue emanating from the
@thameswater
Chesham Sewage Treatment Works follow this link
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Makes you wonder does it take an appearance on
@BBCCountryfile
for action to be taken? At 3.45am this morning the continuous discharge of sewage from
@thameswater
operated Chesham Sewage Treatment Works of 1940 hrs stopped. Lets see if the morning flush causes it to start again.
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HS2 are now planning on filling all monitoring borehole with concrete along the route of the tunnels. Why is this being allowed to happen? Another cover up! These are boreholes with a purpose so why are HS2 being allowed to fill them in with concrete? Who has sanctioned this?
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Am I becoming too fixated by sewage discharge scandal. One of my grandchildren asked his mother what kills fishes? she said nets etc. He said "no what comes our of you bum, that kills fishes, grandad is very cross about it." He is right Grandad is very cross about it!!!
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We have a full house in the Colne Catchment
@ColneCAN
@Colne_Valley
@Chilternstreams
all the major
@thameswater
sewage treatment works are discharging sewage into the Ver
@VerValleySoc
, Chess
@RiverChess
, Bulbourne, Colne, Gade and Misbourne. Thank you
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So
@EnvAgency
how much water is required for the HS2 tunnelling operation and where is it coming from? Remember we are an over abstracted and water stressed region. How will the waste water from the tunnelling operation be disposed of. Not into the aquifer or the rivers!!
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Questions need to be answered on HS2's water consumption, considering the drought we now find ourselves.
How much water is being consumed?
Where is it coming from?
Who is supplying it?
Where's the waste water being disposed & what volumes?
What is the quality of disposed water?
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We will be entering Purdah. This is a period prior to a general election where it is almost impossible to get answers from the civil service on controversial subjects. No change there then.
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Foam still appearing at Rickmansworth from the
@thameswater
operated Chesham Sewage Treatment works 5 miles upstream. Still no explanation as to what’s causing it.
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Have been asking both HS2 and the Environment Agency for data and information on the tunnelling operations & monitoring. It has been slow to arrive if at all. We believe this is a deliberate attempt by HS2 and the Environment Agency to hide the issues.
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Depressing day on the
@RiverChess
yesterday. All our hard work being put at risk by the failing Chesham STW. Not only discharges but sewage flooding at Blackwell Hall Lane into an adjacent grazing meadow, the worst quality effluent I have ever witnessed on the Chess.
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The planning application for the chicken farm development in the
@RiverChess
has been refused by Buck CC planning authority. Look forward to seeing the reinstatement of this chalk meadow back to the previous condition prior to the unauthorised development.
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Late on 1st May next week the
@thameswater
operated Chesham and Markyate sewage treatment works will clock up 2500 hours of continuous sewage discharge. The dumping will be into the Chess and Ver chalk streams. What a way to celebrate May Day.
@Chilternstreams
@VerValleySoc
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I have reported the health risk to
@East_Riding
on a recommendation of the
@EnvAgency
. These discharges have been going on for months.
@YorkshireWater
should be ashamed of themselves for putting the welfare of residents and their pets at risk by inaction.
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Another dubious milestone on the
@RiverChess
today as we pass 1000 hours of continuous sewage dumping from the
@thameswater
operated Chesham STW. This is un-permitted and action is needed by
@EnvAgency
, we would expect sanctions.
@CheshamCouncil
@ChilternsNL
@ChilternSociety
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morning walk in Kilham East Yorkshire sewage is still discharging onto the streets. Despite the heavy rain the evidence is still clear with detritus visible. This has been going on for well over a month. No resolution. We have to ask
@YorkshireWater
why no statement to the public
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Sewage is discharging into the Chess downstream of Blackwell Hall Lane but we also have rural runoff hitting the Chess in Chesham from the Vale Brook, this once proud chalk stream has been relegated to rural and urban drainage ditch.
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Another view of this spectacular arable runoff in the
@RiverChess
catchment. This carries fine sediment, fertiliser and pesticides none of which we want in the river.
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Big day on the
@RiverChess
stocking grayling. This once famous grayling river lost its population about 5 years ago. Finding locations not impacted by sewage discharges has been difficult, but the Little Chess fitted the bill. Help from the team at Latimer.
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So why are we worried about HS2 tunnelling through the chalk? the chalk aquifer supplies our local drinking water and flows in the rivers Colne, Misbourne and Chess. Pollution or damage to a fundamental life source is very serious and irreversible.
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Need a radical rethink on water issue, not just the current issues but also emerging problems like pharmaceuticals, forever chemicals, micro plastics, climate change & population growth. Processing waste water to drinking water quality would address two ends of the water quandary
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Been contacted by our new MP
@SarahGreenLD
& have given her a brief on the sewage treatment issue she is looking into the problem & we have agreed to meet shortly. We have also pointed out that we need to urgently talk in detail about the risks posed by HS2 to the Chalk Aquifer.
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Here’s a shock HS2 is on schedule………. to breach its budget. Who would have guessed? This cuckoo of a project is consuming all the worker, material and service capacity. While the host, the UK taxpayer,runs itself ragged to try to keep it fed. Did we ever need this offspring?
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The
@EnvAgency
say as it is only a temporary requirement dumping HS2 waste water into the Colne so investing in additional sewage treatment capacity is unwarranted. A short hand for let HS2 dump sewage into the Colne for five years. The
@EnvAgency
you are a disgrace.
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To the
@EnvAgency
a large sink hole has developed adjacent to Shardeloes Lake near Amersham. It is directly above one of the tunnels being built by HS2. From pictures I have seen it could pose a risk to life above and below the ground. Have you issued a stop order on the work?
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A sign on the north beach at Bridlington, E Yorkshire. Rather sad inditement from the
@EnvAgency
warning that “Bathing water quality may sometimes be affected by Gypsey Race & storm overflows…..” considering Gypsey Race is one of the worlds most northerly chalk streams.
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The true cost of HS2 are becoming more apparent, for those of us who have been consulting on this for over a decade not a surprise. For government this weeping wound is becoming gangrenous. Just shut it down it will save us all billions.
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@BBCr4today
is full of discussion on
@WaterUK
increasing bills. Not acceptable considering previous history. The state of pollution into rivers unacceptable
@Ofwat
@DefraGovUK
need to take responsibility. Why should customer pay while shareholders and senior executives profit.
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The Colne Catchment featured on last nights
@Channel4News
the impact of a cumulative 7000 hrs of sewage discharges from
@thameswater
sewage treatments works was all too clear to see.
@Colne_Valley
@ColneCAN
@Chilternstreams
@ChilternsNL
@VerValleySoc
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This is the Chess Valley at Sarratt, looks more like Canada than Hertfordshire.
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@Haggis_UK
If you think 2023 was bad, already in 2024 the Colne catchment north west London
@ColneCAN
we have 7500 hours of sewage discharge. This is mainly due to groundwater ingress. To discharge sewage due to groundwater ingress is un-permitted & is subject to sanctions.
@thameswater
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HS2 FOI Tribunal Determination finds in favour of Environmental Activist. The judgement says that the impact of tunnelling and drilling on the aquifer is of public interest and the public should be given access to the data and should be consulted.
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HS2 lost 3000 tonnes of bentonite slurry down the Chalfont St Peter vent shaft into the aquifer. Bentonite is used to block water flows so will have impacted the migration pathways of groundwater. This is the scene of the worst flooding, coincidence? 1a/7
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Historic monitoring borehole in Herlwyn Avenue Ruislip, still leaking “water” & sand. It has been doing this for well over a week. This is directly above HS2 tunnels. HS2 are now filling all monitoring borehole with concrete along the route. Another cover up!
@EnvAgency
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That did not last long, 3 hr respite & discharging started again, as predicted. It has reset the clock & avoided the embarrassment of hitting 2000 hours of continuous discharge. Chesham hands that baton over to the
@VerValleySoc
and Markyate STW fast approaching 1500 hrs.
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Over six years ago we predicted HS2 would make their application to
@EnvAgency
to approve tunnelling at the last moment and sure enough they have. Why did they do this? purely to avoid public scrutiny of this highly dubious activity that puts rivers and drinking water at risk.
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Time for
@DefraGovUK
@EnvAgency
@Ofwat
@WaterUK
to apologise to us for their appalling mismanagement of the water industry. Need a plan now to turn it around & not kick the can down the road. All 3 major parties have been in government during the last 30 years so equally to blame
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Well done Paul Whitehouse for the excellent documentary on problems facing the water industry. Not just sewage, this time he also raised the issues facing water supply. How he kept his cool when interviewing the
@EnvAgency
is beyond me. There must be clips on the edit room floor.
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First thing this morning this
@thameswater
map was almost completely green. This is the latest picture a few hours on & it is turning red. So far Chesham is green, fingers cross. Yes it was heavy rain but short duration. This shows the fragility of the system, we need resilience.
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Vale Brook in Chesham discharging arable runoff into the
@RiverChess
today. Hours after the rain has stopped. This runoff starts 4 miles further up the catchment.
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Here are the pictures from Herlwyn Avenue Ruislip. Not very dramatic but evidence that HS2 tunnelling fluids are making their way to surface. Begs the question how much is polluting the aquifer elsewhere. HS2 always claimed this would not happen. Note proximity to housing.
I’m pleased that earlier today the Transport Minister agreed to meet with me to hear concerns about the oversight of HS2 after the discovery of the sinkhole in the field above Shardeloes Lake.
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HS2 continue to vandalise our water aquifer. Hope
@AffinityWater
are watching this seeing their water source being polluted. Will be claiming from their government indemnity we expect. More tax payers money down the drain.
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@Feargal_Sharkey
Furious and still no explanation from
@thameswater
and would you believe it heard nothing from
@EnvAgency
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This day gets progressively worse and worse.
HS2 running rough shod through the aquifer, causing irreparable damage.
The Environment Agency approved further degradation of the River Colne by allowing HS2 to continue to send their sewage to a failing STW at Maple Lodge.
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Where three chalk stream meet in the
@RiverChess
valley. Dead ahead is the Latimer Brook, to the right an off shoot of the main river River Chess and to the left a micro chalk stream about 20m long emerging out of the gravel below Latimer Road.
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Already in 2021 we have had 75 sewage discharges into the
@RiverChess
, this compares with 66 discharges through the whole of 2020. Neither of these figures are acceptable, sewage discharges should only occur in exceptional circumstances, in our view once or twice a decade.
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This is an interesting development. A bit like bolting the stable door after the horse has bolted. Don’t expect anything that makes sense, they’ll say it’s algae. Government launches 'pollution' probe after 'giant' sinkhole opens above HS2 tunnels
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So this is at Ruislip today similar to the River Chess two weeks ago. Both within distance of HS2 and both white foam.
@thameswater
and
@EnvAgency
you might want to broaden your investigation into the Chesham STW foaming incident.
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The
@EnvAgency
need to start an information campaign to inform the public about the dangers of river water, especially where they are regularly dosed with untreated sewage. Don't hide behind the Bathing Water Directive, people need to be informed. It is a public health risk!
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A new low today, 2nd time this year the
@thameswater
Chesham Sewage Works discharged into the
@RiverChess
for over 24hrs, anticipate daily discharges for weeks to come, also saw an extremely high spike in Ammonium (NH4), picked up by water quality sondes as far as Rickmansworth.
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The headwater of Foston Beck part of the River Hull catchment. This is one of a few Flagship Chalk Streams.
@YorkshireWater
tell me that the
@EnvAgency
have approved them to discharge sewage into this river despite the fact there has been no immediate storm.
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Here is the result of yesterdays sewage discharge from the
@thameswater
operated Chesham STW at Latimer Park. All school education work will be put on hold. Looking forward to a chat
@SarahGreenLD
, a picture cannot describe the smell!!!!
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Close to 7000 hours of sewage discharges in the River Colne Catchment from
@thameswater
operated sewage network since start of 2024. The Rivers Ver, Bulbourne, Chess, Misbourne, all chalk streams, all contributing to this crisis. The volumes will amount to Billions of litres.
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Great to see this article so many more people appreciating the need to protect chalk streams.
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Need an early review of HS2. The sooner it is shut down the better for the economy & the environment. Resources should be redirected to projects that will benefit the population. What to do with half finished tunnels? convert them to much needed water reservoirs.
Shut down HS2.
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Thanks Catherine. We have been predicting this sort of thing for the last 10years. You have to wonder what is going on below the ground where the eye can’t see. The
@EnvAgency
should know but by their own admission the don’t have the data.
Sinkhole courtesy of
@HS2
in the
#chilterns
#aonb
We all know the chalk aquifer is fragile, but HS2 and the investors behind it don’t care. How many warning signs till it’s stopped?
@GreenJennyJones
@PJennings88
@stophs2
@BBCBreaking
@GreenRupertRead
@BucksCouncil
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Sewage irrigation and fertiliser service thanks to
@YorkshireWater
all the excess is then dumped into a convenient flagship chalk stream that flows into a SSSI. We are told that the
@EnvAgency
have approved this??? Not sure if
@NaturalEngland
would approve
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Explanations in the article indicate HS2 should never have been allowed to tunnel through this location. Local groups warned about this 10 years ago,
@EnvAgency
chose to ignore them. Drone footage shows extent of HS2 Chiltern Tunnel sinkhole, it's grown.
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