so what can we all do about sewage disposal?

complaining on GN will not achieve much
No, not in big terms, but it will at least nake some people think more and do what they can to change.
We can't underestimate how much discussions on here serve to encite others, myself included.

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- Strict regulations for water companies to prevent them from ruining our waterways
- if companies do not adhere then they should be compulsorily taken into public ownership
- a move to complete renationalisation
- public investment into building more reservoirs, water treatment plants as a national priority.
- this should be treated as a national emergency

Exactly.

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^Ladram Bay
Bathing not advised today due to the likelihood of reduced water quality. There are no sewer overflows at Ladram Bay but a treated sewage works outfall discharges south west of the beach.^

On our doorstep just today. It breaks my heart that visitors come to a beautiful part of the country and are then faced with this unacceptable situation.
(As an aside though, I do wonder how our own children grew up so healthily, never sick, spending day after day in the sea when things were visibly even worse? Strange.)

Renationalising the water authorities would cost the taxpayer many billions. Far better to introduce strict regulations with eye watering financial penalties, not only on the authorities but their directors, for breaching them.

A No10 "Spokesperson said since the industry was privatised in 1989, the equivalent of £5bn had been invested to upgrade water infrastructure."

Let me remind you during the same period Water Companies have paid out over £72bn to shareholders.

Feargal Sharkey on Twitter today.

It would cost less to take Water into public ownership than was spent on Dido Harding's Test n Trace - it's not unaffordable. When 52% of those who voted voted for Brexit it was considerded essential no matter the cost, now well over 60% of the population want water to be nationalised it should be done, we cant rely on private owners behaving responsibly.

For those concerned about wet wipes (I share their concern), watch out for ‘luxury’ toilet paper,

A few months ago, while recovering from a fall, my daughter was looking after me. She called up from the family bathroom downstairs, (it is an ‘upside down’ house) to tell me the toilet was blocked. It turned out to be because of the thick toilet paper blocking the pipes. The plumber told me it was one of his most usual reasons for being called out.

It wouldn’t CoolCoco. Just tot up what the shareholdings are worth for starters, before you start paying specialist lawyers well over £1000 an hour each to deal with such a massive undertaking. I know of what I speak.