| South West Water - Poisoning 14:10 - Dec 15 with 386 views | homer_123 |
I had completely forgotten about this. BBC iPlayer has a documentary on it as well.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camelford_water_pollution_incident
Twenty tonnes of aluminium sulphate was inadvertently added to the water supply, raising the concentration to 3,000 times the permissible level. As the aluminium sulphate broke down it produced several tonnes of sulphuric acid which "stripped a cocktail of chemicals from the pipe networks as well as lead and copper piping in people's homes." |  |
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| South West Water - Poisoning on 15:51 - Dec 15 with 290 views | LeoMuff |
Almost nil culpability as well of course,I live down that way and South West water still act with impunity with raw sewage outflows cancelling large public events eg English surfing championships this year.
It’s an absolute disgrace |  |
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| South West Water - Poisoning on 16:17 - Dec 15 with 242 views | Tokey |
| South West Water - Poisoning on 15:51 - Dec 15 by LeoMuff |
Almost nil culpability as well of course,I live down that way and South West water still act with impunity with raw sewage outflows cancelling large public events eg English surfing championships this year.
It’s an absolute disgrace |
Certainly not in the South West, but I visited the Crossness pumping station in in London recently (don't laugh, was fascinating) and and I learnt for the first time how sewage spills occur. It's all to do with the ground water (rain) and sewage systems being combined in Victorian times when such things were built. High rainfall means the systems can't cope and they have to release the water, treated or not.
Back in the day it didn't matter too much as we didn't care about things like we do now and also there were fewer people to 'add' to the system.
Not excusing the water companies for the chemical pollution of course but it made more sense as to why sewage spills occur. The answer of course is massive investment and we will forever argue as to who's going to pay for it. |  | | |
| South West Water - Poisoning on 16:24 - Dec 15 with 225 views | lowhouseblue |
jeez, those public water companies eh. |  |
| And so as the loose-bowelled pigeon of time swoops low over the unsuspecting tourist of destiny, and the flatulent skunk of fate wanders into the air-conditioning system of eternity, I notice it's the end of the show |
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| South West Water - Poisoning on 16:34 - Dec 15 with 201 views | LeoMuff |
| South West Water - Poisoning on 16:17 - Dec 15 by Tokey |
Certainly not in the South West, but I visited the Crossness pumping station in in London recently (don't laugh, was fascinating) and and I learnt for the first time how sewage spills occur. It's all to do with the ground water (rain) and sewage systems being combined in Victorian times when such things were built. High rainfall means the systems can't cope and they have to release the water, treated or not.
Back in the day it didn't matter too much as we didn't care about things like we do now and also there were fewer people to 'add' to the system.
Not excusing the water companies for the chemical pollution of course but it made more sense as to why sewage spills occur. The answer of course is massive investment and we will forever argue as to who's going to pay for it. |
Literally one day of heavy rain and sewage is released into the sea, in Cornwall that happens very frequently. Luckily for SW water the summer is the least likely time to occur otherwise they may have to do something.
Nearly 40 years since privatisation. | |
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| South West Water - Poisoning on 16:56 - Dec 15 with 184 views | lowhouseblue |
| South West Water - Poisoning on 16:34 - Dec 15 by LeoMuff |
Literally one day of heavy rain and sewage is released into the sea, in Cornwall that happens very frequently. Luckily for SW water the summer is the least likely time to occur otherwise they may have to do something.
Nearly 40 years since privatisation. |
yes, 1989. one year after camelford. | |
| And so as the loose-bowelled pigeon of time swoops low over the unsuspecting tourist of destiny, and the flatulent skunk of fate wanders into the air-conditioning system of eternity, I notice it's the end of the show |
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| South West Water - Poisoning on 20:53 - Dec 15 with 105 views | GeoffSentence |
| South West Water - Poisoning on 15:51 - Dec 15 by LeoMuff |
Almost nil culpability as well of course,I live down that way and South West water still act with impunity with raw sewage outflows cancelling large public events eg English surfing championships this year.
It’s an absolute disgrace |
The lack of accountability for people in positions of power really irks me.
For that outrage the CEO of SWW went on to head up the privatised firm quadrupling his pay packet.
See also Hillsborough, nobody from the police being charged and Grenfell where all the companies responsible spend years blaming each other and no-one takes responsibility.
Compare all this to China, where within 24 hours of that Hong Kong fire disaster 4 executives from the company responsible foro maintenance had been arrested. |  |
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| South West Water - Poisoning on 21:00 - Dec 15 with 93 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| South West Water - Poisoning on 16:56 - Dec 15 by lowhouseblue |
yes, 1989. one year after camelford. |
Yes, accidents and bad managerial decisions still happen in public institutions.
That doesn't change the fact that privatisation of utilities has been dreadful for consumers. |  |
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