Sewage discharge into rivers.

[Exfarmer]

Planning/building regs on impervious surfaces were changed quite a few years ago - you're supposed to obtain approval for a change of surface for gardens & driveways! Was big news at the time, but quickly faded into obscurity!

As for the rules on new builds requiring soak aways - I know of quite a few where the building regs inspection for this never happened, or it was done with submitted photos which may or may not have been taken at the property in question! In many cases where a soakaway is provided it is done to the bare minimum spec such that it inevitably fails within a couple of years & the first drainage plumber/builder/mate with a spade to come along decides to simply pipe it onto the foul water sewer rather than go to the hassle of digging out & repairing the soakaway.

When we ripped out our resin bonded gravel it had been laid on top of a tarmac base so was a complete nonsense anyway, but if it keeps the planners happy hey ho .
They are good for very light use, no turning or heavy vans etc

 

[Still Farming]

 

[br jones]

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[Still Farming]

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Exactly

 

[Huno]

Exactly

Won't matter today.. plenty of rain to wash the pollution out to sea

 

[Lamb's Orchard]

Victorian sewers not to blame for England’s pollution, research shows

Water company excuses for spills debunked by findings that most infrastructure was built in 20th century

www.ft.com

 

[teslacoils]

It remains to be seen if any money is going to be spent on sewers and facilities, or if most will be spent shifting the blame.

 

[TelesnaAg]

England built parliament house on a river, where did they think the bullsh*t was going to end up??

Ant...

 

[slackjawedyokel]

Raw sewage spills into England rivers and seas doubles in 2023

Environment Agency data shows sewage spilled into England's waterways for over 3.6 million hours last year.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Huno]

But it has Rained.. ALOT?

Raw sewage spills into England rivers and seas doubles in 2023

Environment Agency data shows sewage spilled into England's waterways for over 3.6 million hours last year.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[slackjawedyokel]

But it has Rained.. ALOT?

Yes it has. And that rainwater is probably mainly ok to go into rivers but needs to be separated from sewage which is not.

 

[Huno]

Yes it has. And that rainwater is probably mainly ok to go into rivers but needs to be separated from sewage which is not.

Thats true.. the victorian sewers need rain and flushing water to move the poo in dry months but not in wet months! National infrastructure.

 

[slackjawedyokel]

Thats true.. the victorian sewers need rain and flushing water to move the poo in dry months but not in wet months! National infrastructure.

It’s a problem of privatisation. Water companies won’t want to take money out of shareholders pockets to pay for the utterly huge upgrades which are sorely required when it might be a different company running the show once it’s completed. Doubtful that they’d be able to jack up prices anything like what would be required to tackle the problems.

 

[Huno]

Yes it has. And that rainwater is probably mainly ok to go into rivers but needs to be separated from sewage which is not.

Brake dust and rubber from these electric cars washes into rivers! Not great for ecology??

 

[Huno]

It’s a problem of privatisation. Water companies won’t want to take money out of shareholders pockets to pay for the utterly huge upgrades which are sorely required when it might be a different company running the show once it’s completed. Doubtful that they’d be able to jack up prices anything like what would be required to tackle the problems.

Yes they cant invest and pay dividends at the same time.. water bills would have to double from 2023 prices?

 

[slackjawedyokel]

Brake dust and rubber from these electric cars washes into rivers! Not great for ecology??

Yes. Probably takes less treatment than sewage though.

 

[Huno]

Yes. Probably takes less treatment than sewage though.

Imagine how much free clean nitrogen farmers could have if all urine was captured seperately from poo and flushing water and stored in tanks on the edges of every urban area as they do overseas.. but alas not to be...

 

[Huno]

Even seperating livestock urine from feaces at point of discharge before it becomes slurry might be biologically sound? The tech is there.. the investment is not

 

[Poorbuthappy]

Brake dust and rubber from these electric cars washes into rivers! Not great for ecology??

Ah yes, cos ice vehicles don't create any brake and rubber dust

 

[ollie989898]

Brake dust and rubber from these electric cars washes into rivers! Not great for ecology??

Iron and rubber I suspect both represent nutrient sources to marine life. The deep ocean basins are very very poor in most nutrients.