Drain and gain: Inside the sewage scandal poisoning our waterways

The Bunker

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News, Politics, Society & Culture, Government

4.6 • 984 Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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We have some of the worst river health standards in Europe – in large part due to raw sewage being pumped into our vital waterways. Is it too easy for water companies to get away with this? And does the Government have a plan to fix the issue? Jamie Woodward is a professor of physical geography at the University of Manchester. He joins Laura Makin-Isherwood in the Bunker to discuss. “The water companies have ruthlessly exploited an under regulated system.” – Prof. Jamie Woodward “The dumping of sewage has become routine, and there’s been a public outrage against water companies who have made huge profits.” – Prof. Jamie Woodward Dumping sewage is incredibly profitable and there’s no sufficient deterrent to get them to clear up their act.” – Prof. Jamie Woodward www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Laura Makin-Isherwood. Producer: Chris Jones. Audio production: Robin Leeburn. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Music by Kenny Dickinson. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production Instagram | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:00.0	Hello and welcome to the bunker your need to know on news and politics. I'm Laura
1:09.1	Macon Isherwood. Water, it is the basis of all life and yet us humans seem to be just using and abusing this precious resource.
1:17.0	Over the last few months, the state of our water systems has been under the spotlight,
1:21.0	a wash with news of sewage being pumped into rivers because the pipes simply can't cope anymore.
1:26.7	And that's on top of those individuals who think it perfectly acceptable to do a bit of fly tipping in canals.
1:32.8	So are our waterways on a one-way route to sludge,
1:36.3	or can they be saved?
1:37.9	And what will it take to clean things up?
1:40.2	Here to discuss all that and more
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