Filmed yesterday.
Over a year ago I interviewed
@SouthernWater
about this very issue - RAW DIESEL SPILLING into the Lower River Test. They told me they were ‘looking into it’. They then threatened litigation if I released the interview and today the oil still spills and kills.
MORE raw sewage flooding the roads of Brambridge & piped directly into the river Itchen today. U said you’d sorted this
@SouthernWater
?? Shit in the streets & rivers every time it rains?? What are we paying you for?? Absolutely unforgivable.
@Feargal_Sharkey
@ActivistAnglers
Why haven’t u EVER built ANY reservoirs to capture some of the highly predictable heavy rainfall the Uk experiences? That way u wouldn’t have to suck chalkstreams dry.
Doesn’t this make u feel a little disingenuous when bragging about your too little/too late mitigation plans?
We're reducing
#StormOverflows
and protecting the River Ouse by improving our Cuckfield site in
#Sussex
.
With partners, we’re building an extra storm tank to store wastewater, where we can treat it to a higher standard:
🚨ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCY ON THE RIVER SPEY🚨
So far over a hundred & counting dead salmon and sea trout have been counted in on one of Scotlands finest salmon rivers. This began 2 weeks ago and
@ScottishEPA
have done nothing! The fish appear to have toxic burns on them..⬇️
🚨In response to
@SouthernWater
and
@carolinenokes
claim there was no evidence of them polluting the river Test, we tested the water ourselves & guess what!!
This not an exceptional case - we are being lied to by WC’s and MP’s alike up & down the country. It’s time to take action
More sewage litter than fish. A once productive area now virtually lifeless apart from the great sanitary migration. It's not right.
And yes, i was fully disinfected afterwards.
#sewage
#pollution
#environment
#rivers
🚨UDATE ON SPEY SPILL
More suffocated/toxic burnt salmon and trout washed up today, as well as this stunning King fisher who sadly succumbed to the toxins. He/she was found by a ghillie paralysed on the river banks, probably after ⬇️
A fantastically strong turnout for the River Test protest today! 💪
Let’s hope it lights the touch paper for rivers up and down the land to unite and make their collective voices heard.
It really can make a difference.
#rivertest
There we have it folks. Never let anyone tell u your voice isn’t important.
@SouthernWater
have for now postponed their plans to industrially pollute the river Test. Huge thanks to all who turned up, stamped their feet & drew attention to this malfeasance
Until the next time ✊✊
As a further update, Southern Water have now informed us that they actually didn’t plan to use the pipes and pumps they dragged across Chilbolton Common SSSI and were just “testing their preparedness”.
Well they’ve definitely tested something! 🤬😡😤
Anyone in Wales or who cares about our rivers in general needs to read this thread.
@NatResWales
(their equivalent of the
@EnvAgency
) has been gaslighting everyone claiming there was no link between poultry farming & river pollution.
They all need to be disbanded immediately.
“This is scandalous”
@NatResWales
sneak out a report which confirms both the link between intensive poultry units and damage to
#RiverWye
SAC species and the gap in the regulatory regime to address it. A thread explaining all... 🧵⬇️
Activist Angler & pensioner Mike Deacon is taking
@SouthernWater
to court as a counter claim for them suing him for not paying his waste water bill.
He needs your help!! ✊✊
@SOSWhitstable
@ActivistAnglers
He’s buried in Guildford cemetery. If anyone’s in the vicinity please give his grave a quick sweep, he did sacrifice himself for humanity you bunch of ingrates 😬
Raw, untreated sewage still continues to be dumped daily into SSSI chalkstream river Test. This despite
@EnvAgency
@AnglingTrust
proving so &
@carolinenokes
raising it in parliament.
Our bills are going up in April.
Water co’s are taking the living piss out of us and our rivers
I’m 💯 behind Feargal in calling for these people to be held accountable for gross incompetence.
Our tax money pays their wages to be ‘an economic regulator’ of the private water sector, and boy have they failed spectacularly. 🤯
It’s time they were called out.
And here they are 👇 the men and woman responsible for dumping 14,027,654 hours worth of sewage into the environment over the last 5 years and helping pollute every single river in the country.
Ladies and gentlemen I give you the board of
@Ofwat
.
"In the name of God, go".
🚨 An environmental emergency just kicked off in Iceland. Thousands of farmed fish escaped from MOWI owned open pens (Norwegian intl salmon farming conglomerate), & the results are now beginning to manifest. These diseased fish will cause untold damage to the wild stock 🚨
@JZimmeny
@Feargal_Sharkey
@SouthernWater
if they are responsible for the infrastructure that’s supposed to mitigate run off pollution spilling directly into rivers, yes. We pay them to manage our waste water.
Exciting visit 2 the new children’s ED in Southampton today which the
@themurrayparishtrust
&
@charity_shc
are funding. Should b ready 4 use next spring with 30k kids using its state of the art services pa.
Amazing facility that will cater 4 the whole of the South of UK. 🙌🏥🙌
We need to go after the faceless, multi layered international institutions who have systematically robbed us via water bills for the past 30 yrs.
How the overseas owners of England’s water companies clean up by polluting our rivers
@GeorgeMonbiot
Introducing Wez. He’s basically a good sort who makes bad choices. Such as his diet, underwear, or pretty much all of his wardrobe. Bit of a loveable dope (I hope!). See for yourself tonight on’t telly. 👀📺
@agebeforebeautytv
@bbcone
#AgeBeforeBeauty
#notloveisland
1/3 My local elected MP
@BrineMP
posted this on FB yesterday. I commented that put downs and hubristic boasts of ‘hard work’ are at best disingenuous, & asked for a public head to head with him to discuss what he’s apparently done in his 12 yrs in the job. My post was deleted- ⬇️
🙏🙏
Anyone who knows me knows that after I lost my first daughter EJ to CHD 15 yrs ago, it was standing in our beautiful rivers, casting a line that helped me through the insufferable grief & trauma.
For that reason I owe The River everything & will fight for it ad infinitum.
@Feargal_Sharkey
@TheJimMurray
@ActivistAnglers
@SouthernWater
@Ofwat
Jim Murray is a true beacon in the anti-sewage pollution space. His commitment is unwavering; for him, it's always the cause first, second, and third. Working tirelessly off the camera, he fights for river health with a personal zeal. Steering clear of politics and ego, Jim
I live in this square. We had a spot of rain so my provider
@SouthernWater
whom I pay to manage my waste water, have dumped raw sewage everywhere you see a ❌.
Should I continue to pay for this environmental destruction, or boycott that part of my bill..?
Thanks to the BBC, Mortimer and Whitehouse
#gonefishing
team for giving Feargal Sharkey air time to talk about the state of the rivers and waterways.
#EndSewagePollution
Our specialist officers at
@southernwater
’s treatment works near Andover, checking water quality in the
#RiverTest
, part of our regulation of business.
We are also investigating alleged illegal discharges from the site. Please report suspected pollution: 0800 807060.
It’s time for all customers of
@SouthernWater
to seriously consider boycotting that part of their water bill which is ‘…responsible for public waste water collection and treatment’.
Why should we pay for a flawed, destructive and corrupt service?
Day 1 after the Storm Overflow Discharge Reduction Plan -
@SouthernWater
spews our sewage pollution across the south coast & Isle of Wight
#SewageScandal
💩🆘
We’ve done it!!💥!!💥!! U nudged us over the line at
@Themurrayparish
Odd ball last night. The love & support we received raising the £2 million made the journey more than bearable & we’re so proud of what our little girl’s legacy has achieved. Love & thanks to everyone Xx
U want a photo with myself & my wife outside a hospital we’re fundraising for…where u can take the glory.
U still have a year in the role - I’m asking u to be a politician & engage with yr constituents who are very interested to hear u break down your ‘FACTorFAKE’ water policy?
Hey
@SouthernWater
this is the polar opposite 2 what u stated in our interview last summer….which you decided not to let me show anyone. Remember?
I’m game for a rematch if u are? Same questions from me/less bs from u?
As ever,
One of your many thoroughly unsatisfied customers
Good old
@SouthWestWater
more pollutions incidents per 10,000 km of network than any other company in the industry. Might that explain why they don't want you to have the map?
PS. Every other company compiled with the EIR request.
@Feargal_Sharkey
@EnvAgency
And if you want to see what 'moderate' status looks like to the Environment Agency, it's in the second half - same location.
From stunning to dismal. Don't let them tell you that is the new natural.
Local mp
@carolinenokes
what are your thoughts & actions on this? Apathy, arrogance & indifference from
@SouthernWater
and
@watsonfuels
still polluting a rare salmon run river, still destroying wildlife with reckless abandon.
Filmed yesterday.
Over a year ago I interviewed
@SouthernWater
about this very issue - RAW DIESEL SPILLING into the Lower River Test. They told me they were ‘looking into it’. They then threatened litigation if I released the interview and today the oil still spills and kills.
& Steve (my local elected rep) has blocked me.
So I ask again Steve - fancy a public conversation? there are many of us who want to hear how cosying up to
@SouthernWater
has helped our rivers?
I have dealt with you on other matters in the past and you only seem to surface when
In the name of free speech I also recorded the audio of our Q&A but
@SouthernWater
threatened legal action if I published it.
Head to my insta to see a snippet of the heavily censored interview
In June - 20,000 litres of oil spilled directly into the salmon spawning grounds of river Test.
@SouthernWater
own and are meant to maintain the drainage assets from which the oil broke free from…
I suspect
@SouthernWater
will be chalking this pittance up as a victory today. Works out at £165 for every fish they’ve killed.
Is it gonna deter them from continuing to kill our rivers…?
BOYCOTTING WATER BILLS might though..
Ps their KC on this case charges £6k per day.
💸 £330,000.
This is the amount
@SouthernWater
have been fined for illegally discharging raw sewage into Shawford Lake Stream, Hampshire, killing nearly 2,000 fish.
We will not let water companies profit from this environmental damage.
Read more:
@FishLegal_
have never been more critical than they are today.
We need them now more than ever to defend OUR rivers against macro pollution, abject neglect and apathetic government regulation.
Find out how you can support them at
@FishLegal_
🙏🙏🙏🙏
No it hasn’t been caused by u but as we discussed last year before u gagged me - YOU OWN/are responsible for the not fit for purpose interceptor which is meant to treat waste water and stop it killing wildlife so needlessly.
Cost of a new interceptor? F all compared 2 ur bonuses
@TheJimMurray
This is believed to come from a local industrial estate. It hasn’t been caused by SW but no pollution is acceptable and we’re working hard to protect the river.
Protective measures are in place and being monitored closely.
Join us tomorrow at a peaceful protest as we raise our voices against Southern water’s continual pollution of raw sewage into SSSI chalkstream River Test.
Here are some words from angling legend
@MattHayesfish
to inspire us ✊
Monday 18th 10am
Ah yes, the predictable sewage dump from my water provider
@SouthernWater
into our seas after a spot of rain.
We need tougher regulation now
@theresecoffey
@BrineMP
with proper fines/custodial sentences an imminent reality. Your inertia on our environment will be your legacy.
And here's
@SouthernWater
's contribution to mankind this morning. More sewage being dumped onto more beaches polluting even more seas.
I note they are still refusing to publish their inland sewage dumping data.
"Exceptional situations"? Feel free to explain
@SouthernWater
.
Then back up your claim with proof you actually have a bloody plan, or failing that a bloody clue what colossal damage your neglectful dithering has caused to this dying river!
We pay your wages to ‘safeguard the natural environment’.
DO YOUR JOB.
We’re delighted to announce that our fundraising campaign for a new intra-operative MRI (iMRI) scanner suite at Southampton Children’s Hospital (SCH) has been successful!
Coming for u
@SouthernWater
🥊
Message to ur legal team - it’ll cost u a lot more to fight this than replace ur Victorian drain which has poured diesel into rare chalkstream salmon spawning grounds for 20 years. So maybe stop posturing & just settle to save the few that are left?
We were in Southampton Magistrates’ Court yesterday for our criminal case against Southern Water.
Despite protest from
@SouthernWater
(who had King's Counsel there) and
@EnvAgency
, the Judge gave us the green light to proceed.
Next hearing in February.
Game on.
Delighted that
@FishLegal_
are prosecuting
@SouthernWater
over their continuous diesel spilling. They’ve been at it for decades and the
@EnvAgency
so let’s hope they’re brought to justice ✊
Filmed yesterday.
Over a year ago I interviewed
@SouthernWater
about this very issue - RAW DIESEL SPILLING into the Lower River Test. They told me they were ‘looking into it’. They then threatened litigation if I released the interview and today the oil still spills and kills.
“Can you believe that this is our new reality??? Because of corrupted Icelandic politicians, useless Icelandic government officials and the Norwegian salmon farm mafia…. If you are still eating farmed salmon you are a part of this.. STOP BUYING FARMED SALMON”
My friend Rabbi 😔
We'd like to wish a very Happy Birthday to
@TheJimMurray
, who of course played Stephen Hart in
#Primeval
! Here he is pictured in his costume from Series 2 - Episode 1.
Right back at you Jenny! X
And here’s a peak at how well Tory policy goes down at a river sewage protest compared to your own…🫢✊
@thameswater
and
@EnvAgency
@Ofwat
firmly in the cross hairs for their appalling treatment of our chalkstreams.
Keep in the fight for our rivers!
Good to see you today in Newbury for the
#sewage
protest
@TheJimMurray
I hadn't realised you were a campaigning rabble rouser as well as a superb actor!
🚨Audio from a
@SouthernWater
contractor who left the co yesterday (his choice). They sent him out to the river Test pollution site after we tested it because SW &
@carolinenokes
assured there was no pollution (swipe left).
“I can see clear as day that shit is going in there”🚨
@GiuliaCrouch
re your article today - are you aware of how Atlantic salmon is farmed??Suggesting it’s good for our children is wholly irresponsible and I’m sorry to say poor journalism.
Oily fish — are you getting enough?
So 2 weeks of escalating rivercide and no one, not the fisheries board, not SEPA, not anyone can shed ANY light on the pollution?
Even the scientists have tested the water and it’s apparently clean & cold??
Either someone’s lying or it’s time to call in Mulder and Scully! 👽
River Spey Fish Mortalities Update
Many of you will have heard reports of fish mortalities on the River Spey, starting on the 9th of September.
For detailed information on the situation & actions being taken, please read our official update here:
Fancy this with your Bellinis or scrambled eggs? 🤢🎄
Atlantic salmon, no matter where you buy it from (including
@waitrose
@marksandspencer
@Tesco
etc) is ALL farmed in open pens full of misery & disease like this.
Maybe better to go for Pacific salmon or trout this Christmas
Get out there & deliver it to your customers
@SouthernWater
!!🤬
U have made HUGE profits this year whilst destroying our environment, choking our water supply and now asking us to come and pick up the water we’re paying for.
U are a shameful bunch of c
#nts
.
@Feargal_Sharkey
We’re really sorry about the continued supply issues in
#SouthHampshire
. Here’s the info for bottled water stations today:
From 8am:
💧 South Winchester Park and Ride
💧 East Winchester Park and Ride
💧 Places Leisure, Eastleigh
Fun times on the gorgeous river Ericht last week. Fisheries scientist David Summers on hand to coach the anglers on the plight of the endangered Atlantic salmon.
Lesson 1 - don’t eat farmed salmon! And it’s all farmed. (Regardless of the lying labels). 🙏
#offthetable
Please give 60 secs to sign this flagship petition & retweet, not just for our good friends the Icelandics, but for wild salmon as an endangered species. 🙏🙏
I’m committed to undoing decades of abuse against the Atlantic salmon. Join me &
#letsundothis
An unmatched Dignity & Duty.
A Warmth, a safety and a power that touched everyone’s heart, regardless of whether they knew her or not.
A true ruler of people,
a role model for all,
an exemplary woman.
Fair forward dear lady.
Will you please keep us updated
@EnvAgency
@theresecoffey
@DefraGovUK
on how you deal with this horrific act of environmental vandalism? Until you actively put measures in place to properly penalise pollution our rivers will continue to be killed & it is your duty to save them.
Disturbing images.
I've been sent current pictures of the devastating effects of the pollution on Skeeby Beck.
Olly is one of the kindest, hardworking people I know, so if you could make a small donation, I would really appreciate it.
Support the national petition for government-mandated filtration of microplastics, heavy metals, pharmaceuticals, and disruptors by water companies.
We need 100,000 signatures to trigger a debate in Parliament THIS SUMMER! 🌞
Protect our water. 👇
…
Thanks so so much to
@Idealcollection
for all their hard work and support. They’ve raised a whopping £34k to date which will no date help save little lives in the future. Bravo!! Xxx
@Themurrayparish
Sustainable my arse. Whilst The Aquavulture industry continues to practice open cage farming & destroy everything around those cathedrals of death PLEASE Avoid eating farmed Atlantic salmon. And ‘organic’ or ‘sustainably farmed’ labels mean nothing when it comes 2 salmon farming
Today,
@MairiGougeon
launched the 'Vision for Sustainable Aquaculture', a new strategy to support the future productivity of Scotland’s aquaculture sector and protect the marine environment
eating a poisoned fish.
Still
@ScottishEPA
are silent &
@SpeyFishBoard
are flailing about with inaction & half baked answers. The longer the silence the more likely a cover up is being manufactured (won’t be the 1st time).
A river full of deadly toxins needs to be closed to ⬇️
New show on in a few weeks. As you can tell from the poster it’s a dark gritty tale of murder, kidnap & all that’s depraved about the human condition.
It is in NO way a raucous, colourful antidote to all the droll police dramas hijacking our tvs at the moment.
@agebeforebeauty
the public immediately for their own safety, whist a swift, professional and independent inquiry is taken on. From what I hear from people I trust on the Spey none of this is happening.
This highly toxic pollution event is a criminal offence and someone needs to be held ⬇️
Can someone explain Chief Superintendent John Houseman's clothes? Is it normal attire or is it some kind of police cyclist outfit? Are we meant to dislike him because he rides a bike?
#McDonaldandDodds