![]() It may not produce any surfers near Uphill, but it could mean a better place for us all to live, sail and walk, and for wildlife to live and thrive, from now on. So, with the Government backing this new Bill and also welcoming my new ‘Power To The People’ report, it looks like the odds are getting better that we will see progress in this area. As you can imagine, it looks like a win-win answer. In other words, the water firms reckone they could deliver the same or better results with miles less red tape, if they’re given a chance to get on with it. While I was researching it, it became pretty clear that some of the EU rules force water companies to solve water quality problems by building expensive, high-carbon water treatment plants when it would be quicker, greener and cheaper for our water bills if they were allowed to strike upstream deals with farmers and landowners to cut runoff and stop pollution being washed into our waterways in the first place instead. Campaign - Triumph (Tough) achievement in Slipways Campaign - Triumph (Tough) Complete all 13 campaign missions with a perfect platinum rank (tough difficulty). I’ve just published ‘Power To The People’, a Government-commissioned review of how we can improve consumer choice and competition so jobs and businesses can bounce back faster and more dynamically now Brexit is done and once the pandemic is over. To be fair, a lot of water firms are up for changing things too. It means that you and I will know what’s happening all the time, and give us all ammunition to use if improvements don’t happen fast enough too. They’ll have to reduce their reliance on overflows like the one at Black Rock steadily, and report publicly on how often they’re used, as well as how seriously they affect the water quality each time they are. This Bill places a duty on water companies to ensure that untreated muck is not discharged into rivers and other inland waters. So how do we fix it? Well, there’s a new Bill going through Parliament that’s just got Government backing, which is a good start. This flows out to Uphill’s Slipway and pollutes the water and, while it isn’t dangerous, it’s hardly wonderful either. They’re usually from ‘Surfers Against Sewage’, although I doubt any of us has ever seen anyone surfing a breaker near the marina! But they’re still making an important point because, after bouts of heavy rain, Wessex Water’s storm water overflow at Black Rock begins discharging. Too often, I get reminders that the water near Uphill Slipway has been classified as ‘poor’.
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