16-05-2024, 09:52 AM (This post was last modified: 16-05-2024, 09:57 AM by Baldman.) in response to #46795
Bullsgold Wrote: I think it's fair to say that it takes longer to clean up our waters than it does to shit them up.
No matter the history, the water quality levels in the UK (particularly anywhere aside than Scotland) aren't acceptable.
This is almost wholly down to two things; water companies and agriculture*. I'm pretty sure the government could sort these areas out if they could be arsed. Nationalisation and grants/subsidies/heavy fines to the landowners who have a carefree attitude.
*final section here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publicatio...g-evidence
Over the last 30 years, there has been good progress following more than acentury of poorly regulated industrial practices.
England has the cleanest bathing waters since records began, serious pollution incidents are steadily declining and rivers that were biologically dead are reviving.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk...report.pdf
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicatio...in-england
Still loads to do, but compared to the nineties it’s a lot better apparently.
Oh and since 1990 we have added 10 million new people who produce an extra 1.5 billion kilograms of shite.