Well done to The Gazette for raising the issue that our rivers are at breaking point. Well done to the Leader Cllr Harvey and Cllr Konieczko for having the honesty and courage to address this issue.
They are spot on to demand binding action from Thames Water, Southern Water and the Environment Agency, nothing less is required.
Basingstoke & Deane’s sewage system is broken. It cannot cope with the current population. In the last three months alone Thames Water have dumped raw sewage into the River Loddon chalk stream at Basingstoke and Sherfield on Loddon for 633 hours.
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We have been fighting this for years. Our residents are subjected to foul odours; our fish are dying and our ecosystem is being poisoned. This is a scandal.
Thank you to the Gazette. Thank you to Paul and Andy for finally holding these organisations’ feet to the fire.
Yours faithfully
Cllr Kate Tuck, Cllr Sheena Grassi, Cllr Onnalee Cubitt
Basing & Upton Grey Ward
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