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‘The sewage scandal ends now’: UK water company fines to be used to clean up rivers (www.theguardian.com)

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Millions of pounds of fines imposed on water firms will fund environmental schemes to protect the country’s waterways after fears the money would be diverted to the Treasury.

The water restoration fund was set up by the Conservative government to ensure that polluting water firms paid for the damage they caused. The fund received £11m in fines and penalties from April 2022 to October 2023.

It was reported in January that the Treasury was looking to keep money earmarked for projects across the country. River trusts have submitted bids to improve and monitor the health of a number of rivers, including the River Derwent in Derbyshire and the River Waveney on the Norfolk-Suffolk border.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

De-privatising is the only real solution. For profit companies in a sector where there are regional monopolies is, frankly, fucking stupid.

No competition no choice but ever growing margins and increasing pollution. Lose-lose unless you're a shareholder (that lives far from a sewage overflow location)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Yup. Water, amongst other things, should be a human right, having it for profit is ridiculous.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 22 hours ago

The water IS free in the UK. You just have to extract it yourself.