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Originally posted by d000hg View PostIt reads as if this was something already allowed when we were part of the EU, but that nobody wants to draw attention to that part?
1. Some people claimed that the UK would be able to set higher standards than the EU, once we had our own separate legislation. However, when an amendment to the new bill said "How about not dumping untreated sewage into the rivers and the sea?" the government refused.
2. Previously, companies needed a permit to dump sewage, and that permit required them to treat it first. However, some of the chemicals are now harder to come by, so the Environment Agency have said that companies don't have to follow that restriction anymore.
Government says polluters can dump risky sewage into rivers as Brexit disrupts water treatment | The Independent
So, I believe that the amount of pollution has got worse after Brexit. Whether that's a significant problem will depend on your point of view (e.g. whether you want to go swimming in that water).Comment
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No need to worry, the government have done a U-bend on the legislation:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/environm...e-water-bills/…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Originally posted by WTFH View PostNo need to worry, the government have done a U-bend on the legislation:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/environm...e-water-bills/
Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Not an easy problem to fix. It will take umpteen billions to upgrade our systems, so what do we do until that happens?
PS They should be telling us that drinking a bit of pooey water each day is good for you.bloggoth
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Originally posted by Eirikur View Post
https://www.theguardian.com/environm...human-waste-uk
Sewage sludge containing human waste from the Netherlands has been passed for import to the UK, to be used on farmland as fertiliser, despite concerns over the safety of its use.
Spreading the sludge on farmland is banned in the Netherlands, where incineration is preferred, but allowed in the UK. Dutch water authorities are eyeing the UK as a possible destination for their sewage, after problems at an Amsterdam incineration company left them lacking disposal options.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by vetran View Post
Well it seems the Netherlands still send their tulip here
https://www.theguardian.com/environm...human-waste-uk
Anyway, it's good to see that we've got a greatturdtrade deal there, and they need us more than we need them. Everything is flowing normally through to the UK, no constipation in the process.…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Originally posted by vetran View Post
Well it seems the Netherlands still send their tulip hereComment
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Originally posted by vetran View Post
Well it seems the Netherlands still send their tulip here
https://www.theguardian.com/environm...human-waste-ukComment
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