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Penetrating the Murk – update 🧵 on how Cllrs Arciszewska, Maynard and Smith and WODC officers have been working with @thameswater over the last 12 months to improve our sewage situation.
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TW uses four key inputs to calculate required Sewage Treatment Works (“STWs”) capacity:
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i) Population – after pressure, TW has now stopped using their highly inaccurate forecast data. TW and WODC have worked together to generate a more accurate picture of forecast population.
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eye opener 😳
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what happens in 🇺🇲
is 🤔 - incomparable
to europeen countries
like
Ireland, Switzerland, Österreich,
Sweden
lets use covidmeetups.com
🇪🇺
bring in
an europeen touch
global issue are complex
we need to stay together
activate lawsuits in our countries
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what happens in 🇺🇲
is 🤔 - incomparable
to europeen countries
like
Ireland, Switzerland, Österreich,
Sweden
lets use covidmeetups.com
🇪🇺
bring in
an europeen touch
global issue are complex
we need to stay together
activate lawsuits in our countries
San Diego über 1 Million Einwohner
Maryland & Massachusetts
über 6 Millionen Einwohner
Virginia über 8 Millionen
🇺🇲 Menschen 🧐
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Maryland & Massachusetts
über 6 Millionen Einwohner
Virginia über 8 Millionen
🇺🇲 Menschen 🧐
3/
1/ Last month, NYC launched its first curbside #composting effort in Queens, with the goal of expanding across the city to keep the 8M pounds of residential #FoodWaste generated daily from rotting in #landfills and createing #climate damaging emissions. buff.ly/40Mmyqu
2/ After the food scraps are collected, they’re sent to one of two #AnerobicDigestion facilities, where bacteria break down #organic materials in the absence of oxygen to creates a mixture of gases – or #biogas, which can be burned to produce #energy.
3/ But, as @LFO has made clear, #AnerobicDigestion can get tricky. Particularly when #FoodScraps are sent to the #digesters at wastewater treatment plants, which are used to reduce the volume of #SewageSludge. This is happening in NYC. buff.ly/3HNF4s4
Looking forward to what should be an interesting conversation on the current state of sewage pollution in England's rivers & seas #GW4
Prof Ian Barke (@droughtandflood) notes that the recent media interest in storm overflows & sewage spills, which paints a "false picture" over the fact this has long been part of the water network #GW4
Baker then gives an overview of the scale of the issue. Says that there is more transparency from water companies in terms of monitoring. #GW4
As we already know from our first post about Munich’s sewage system it was created over 200 years ago and only happened after a big #epidemic catastrophe in which Queen Therese of Bavaria died. 1900 around 78% of the 480.000 citizens of #Munich were connected to the #sewer.
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During that time, all the #wastewater was just added to the Isar river in the north of Munich. The city’s #sewagesystem was built with a small decline to the north. Therefore, it didn’t need a lot of pumps or other technical equipment to channel the #water in that
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direction. #People that lived down the #river, i.e., in #Freising and #Landshut protested about all the dirt in the water and its smell. In 1926, the first #wastewater treatment plant “Gut #Großlappen” was built. It is in the north of Munich, close to the #Allianzarena.
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EU expresses "deep concern" about UK releases of raw sewage into the sea. In the #brexit deal, the UK promised not to regress from existing EU environmental law. The European Commission is monitoring the situation, an official tells MEPs. @EP_Fisheries @VSinkevicius
European Commission is watching for changes to UK environmental law to check there is no "regression" from existing EU marine standards. EU is also gathering evidence from France on the possible impact of UK sewage releases. #brexit #sewage
The EU would also like to remind the UK that, despite #brexit, the UK is still a signatory to the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic
#Sewage
Lots of misinformation being churned out about the DEFRA ‘Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan’, so here’s some context 🧵
I’m not a lawyer, but its part of my job to understand the laws that govern our rivers, how they’re applied, and how they’re supposed to work…
Lots of misinformation being churned out about the DEFRA ‘Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan’, so here’s some context 🧵
I’m not a lawyer, but its part of my job to understand the laws that govern our rivers, how they’re applied, and how they’re supposed to work…
Since 1991 it has been illegal to “cause or knowingly permit any poisonous, noxious or polluting matter or any solid waste matter to enter any controlled waters”.
Controlled waters = all rivers, lakes, ponds, groundwater, coastal waters and 3 miles out from territorial waters…
Controlled waters = all rivers, lakes, ponds, groundwater, coastal waters and 3 miles out from territorial waters…
Specifically for sewage, even if “the undertaker did not cause or knowingly permit the discharge but was bound to receive into the sewer or works matter included in the discharge” (such as 💩), “the undertaker is deemed to have caused the discharge”.
Pretty open and shut…
Pretty open and shut…
There’s an explosion of interest about #sewage in our rivers and seas, and concerns about what this means for people swimming in our rivers and seas. We’ve been working on this and the threat that antibiotic resistant bacteria #AMR poses to human health. A 🧵of key results:
1/8 Our systematic review of the risk of experiencing symptoms of infection after sea bathing in high-income countries found people who bathe in the sea are more likely to feel ill afterwards, compared to people who stay on land. tinyurl.com/mr27p6bs
2/8 Our recent epidemiological survey of English and Welsh beach goers in 2014-2015 also showed that the risk of illness (like diarrhoea and vomiting) was higher in bathers compared to non-bathers. tinyurl.com/4tzebj8s
This weeks bumper harvest of e.Coli, from Martlesham Creek, on the beautiful River Deben. The legal limit is nine (9) blue dots, people. Courtesy of @AnglianWater . #Sewage @CleanRiversPGH @sascampaigns @Feargal_Sharkey
There’s a prize for anyone who can count all the dots, because I can’t be bothered now, it’s so appalling. We’ve been testing for six months now, and finding illegal levels all year round.
@Anglianwater operates a sewage treatment plant there….and we get similar readings every week. #CitizenScience is working.
Swimmers are being urged to avoid dozens of popular beaches after heavy rain led to the release of #sewage ⚠️
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These include beaches in Cornwall, Devon, Sussex, Essex, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Northumberland and Cumbria.
❌🏊 Devon and Cornwall were particularly badly affected, with the Environment Agency separately advising against swimming today in many beaches around its coastline.
❌🏊 Devon and Cornwall were particularly badly affected, with the Environment Agency separately advising against swimming today in many beaches around its coastline.
1/4 Let's play storm overflows spot the difference!
Reasons why #sewage💩pollution is a problem are varied and need a cross-govt / system-wide solution. How much has changed between past-present-future @pow_rebecca @Dunne4Ludlow @PutneyFleur? Here's how sewers started off:
Reasons why #sewage💩pollution is a problem are varied and need a cross-govt / system-wide solution. How much has changed between past-present-future @pow_rebecca @Dunne4Ludlow @PutneyFleur? Here's how sewers started off:
2/4 Now here's our rather dismal present:
ill-conceived development / highway infrastructure doesn't properly consider water, nature or people.
Poor maintenance, bad practice all over the place and climate change exacerbating.
ill-conceived development / highway infrastructure doesn't properly consider water, nature or people.
Poor maintenance, bad practice all over the place and climate change exacerbating.
3/4 But! Here's an entirely possible future:
- Water-smart
- Climate resilient
- Green, healthy and nature-rich
- People-centric
- Vibrant and productive
- Minimal storm overflows
- Water-smart
- Climate resilient
- Green, healthy and nature-rich
- People-centric
- Vibrant and productive
- Minimal storm overflows
George Gao and his band of f*ckerz wait 2 years to inform us of "the results"?
I smell more #sewage than #science, how about you?
@researchsquare
Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in the environment and animal samples of the Huanan Seafood Market
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I smell more #sewage than #science, how about you?
@researchsquare
Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in the environment and animal samples of the Huanan Seafood Market
researchsquare.com/article/rs-137…
Of course they point the finger elsewhere
"studies from different countries suggest that SARS-CoV-2 circulation preceded initial detection of cases.. Some positive samples were detected earlier than 1st case in Wuhan, suggesting circulation in other regions may have been missed"
"studies from different countries suggest that SARS-CoV-2 circulation preceded initial detection of cases.. Some positive samples were detected earlier than 1st case in Wuhan, suggesting circulation in other regions may have been missed"
As suspected more #sewage from George Gao
Of the 110 samples collected from sewers or sewerage wells in the market, 24 samples were positive for SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid. All 4 sewerage wells in the market tested positive.
Of the 110 samples collected from sewers or sewerage wells in the market, 24 samples were positive for SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid. All 4 sewerage wells in the market tested positive.
Some inaccurate claims about the #EnvironmentBill have been circulated over the weekend.
Our proposals will categorically reduce, not increase, the amount of untreated #sewage in our waters.
Here's how 👇🧵
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Our proposals will categorically reduce, not increase, the amount of untreated #sewage in our waters.
Here's how 👇🧵
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There have been claims that our amendment is weaker than the one put forward by the Lords - this is incorrect.
Our amendment says that water companies must progressively reduce harm from #StormOverflows.
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Our amendment says that water companies must progressively reduce harm from #StormOverflows.
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That means they must reduce the operation of storm overflows - plain and simple. This does not override existing law, but places an ADDITIONAL duty on companies.
Our version brings the new duty under the Water Industry Act’s powerful enforcement mechanism.
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Our version brings the new duty under the Water Industry Act’s powerful enforcement mechanism.
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YOU HAVE JUST 12 HOURS LEFT TO SAVE YOUR LOCAL RIVER.
Today Gov will vote to legalise the wholesale dumping of sewage into our rives.
Just as MPs were mislead over the cost of fixing sewage overflows, #SewageScandal #sewage environment groups have now also been mislead.
Today Gov will vote to legalise the wholesale dumping of sewage into our rives.
Just as MPs were mislead over the cost of fixing sewage overflows, #SewageScandal #sewage environment groups have now also been mislead.
Gov were given 1 more opportunity to get this right but instead they have decided to squander in by overturning a House of Lords amendment.
Gov now want to allow water companies to dump sewage all of the time so long as they claim to be making a "progressive reduction".
Gov now want to allow water companies to dump sewage all of the time so long as they claim to be making a "progressive reduction".
That will allow water companies to legally dump sewage into our rivers on a scale that currently is illegal.
Act now. Write to you MP today and demand that at tomorrow's vote they support the House of Lords amendment.
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Act now. Write to you MP today and demand that at tomorrow's vote they support the House of Lords amendment.
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On Dec 12th 2019 I cried.
Every #Tory MP who signed up to #GetBrexitDone” however utterly sh*t it was, at THAT MOMENT, sealed our fate.
Personal ambition & greed trumped any sense of public duty or responsibility.
ANYTHING @BorisJohnson wanted to do was made possible.
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Every #Tory MP who signed up to #GetBrexitDone” however utterly sh*t it was, at THAT MOMENT, sealed our fate.
Personal ambition & greed trumped any sense of public duty or responsibility.
ANYTHING @BorisJohnson wanted to do was made possible.
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His wealthy backers & sycophantic MP & media facilitators rubbed their hands w/ glee, no-one could touch him now!
A man lacking any moral compass who dreamed of being king, a terrifying combination, both disastrous for the UK & lethal for many 1000s.
He simply does not care!
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A man lacking any moral compass who dreamed of being king, a terrifying combination, both disastrous for the UK & lethal for many 1000s.
He simply does not care!
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From #Sewage on our beaches to the collapse of the #NHS, he does not care.
From sitting maskless & asleep beside #DavidAttenborough to departing #COP26 in a private jet, he does not care.
For the 1000s of avoidable #COVID deaths & 1000s more w/ #LongCovid, he does not care.
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From sitting maskless & asleep beside #DavidAttenborough to departing #COP26 in a private jet, he does not care.
For the 1000s of avoidable #COVID deaths & 1000s more w/ #LongCovid, he does not care.
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The government has just u-turned, or should that be u-bent, and accepted the amendment on sewage after all, which is rather embarrassing for all the Tory MPs who have spent two days explaining why they had no choice but to vote against it.
Pressure works. Here, and in a sewer.
Pressure works. Here, and in a sewer.
Never think twitter activism is a waste of time. Without all of us, this wouldn't have happened. Simple. Now let's see what they actually do. #TorySewageParty #Sewage
Disastrous day for the water companies oh well never mind. The free ride is over. #TorySewageParty #StoolBritannia
In 1989, Thatcher privatised the water industry claiming the UK had become the "Dirty Man of Europe"
4 decades on, the govt voted to allow water companies to dump raw sewage into Britain's rivers & seas @BorisJohnson @KwasiKwarteng @RobertSyms @Jacob_Rees_Mogg @SelaineSaxby
4 decades on, the govt voted to allow water companies to dump raw sewage into Britain's rivers & seas @BorisJohnson @KwasiKwarteng @RobertSyms @Jacob_Rees_Mogg @SelaineSaxby
“And we cross now live to Shit Creek where it appears that...hang on...this can’t be live footage...the PM has a paddle...we know that @BorisJohnson_MP lost his paddle ages ago!”
#SewageScandal #Sewage #ShitGate #SewageStrewnUplands #rawsewage @RobertJenrick @RishiSunak
#SewageScandal #Sewage #ShitGate #SewageStrewnUplands #rawsewage @RobertJenrick @RishiSunak
“We could say, if it’s good enough in India, it’s good enough for here. There’s nothing to stop that.”
@Jacob_Rees_Mogg speaking in 2016 on the possibility of slashing environmental & safety regulations on imported products after Brexit.
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@Jacob_Rees_Mogg speaking in 2016 on the possibility of slashing environmental & safety regulations on imported products after Brexit.
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Following allegations of Russian interference in our #BrexitBritain democratic processes, here’s ‘Rule Britannia’ cheekily re-imagined as a Russian romantic piece, complete with Soviet nostalgie colour scheme. 🇷🇺 🎼
#SundayThoughts #music #piano #sundayvibes #musicislife
#SundayThoughts #music #piano #sundayvibes #musicislife
I love the #StoolBritannia hashtag. 😂💩
There is possibly a series of Soviet treatments of popular #flagshagger 🇬🇧 tunes to be done actually.
@IOWinfo @5by5Creativity @onthewight @IWCanDepress @iwcponline We are organising protest groups nationally across the U.K.: Groups now established for Silent peaceful protest ; weekly. Please DM @madgie1941 or myself to join on #IsleofWight. Johnson has lied to U.K. public & Parliament on #WA OvenReadyDeal #PPEScandal #TestTraceTrack #NHS
@IOWinfo @5by5Creativity @onthewight @IWCanDepress @iwcponline @madgie1941 #JohnsonLiedPeopleDied #ClimateChange #Sewage on Isle of Wight beaches #Fracking #UniversalCreditUpliftCut #HerdImmunityScandal #CareHomeScandal #PPEScandal #UnsafeUKSchools #fuelshortages #FoodShortages #ExcludedUK #BloodTestShortages #FloatingBridge #PolicingBill #ElectionsBill
@IOWinfo @5by5Creativity @onthewight @IWCanDepress @iwcponline @madgie1941 #MedecineShortages #FuelCrisis #HMRCLoanChargeScandal #DWPCrimes #NHSPrivatisation All affect Isle of Wight Voters. Being lied to by own Government matters. #EnoughIsEnough
Generally speaking #infrastructure is defined as the basic #physical systems of any #business, #region, or that of any #nation... including #transportation systems, #communication #networks, #sewage, #water supply & #electrical #grid systems. #BuildBackBetter #logistics #stimulus
Various types of #infrastructure #construction based projects typically drive the bulk of conversations amongst those of us vested in the arduous process of "progress" moving forward.
#Highway improvement, #street & #road maintenance & #bridge building commonly take center stage.
#Highway improvement, #street & #road maintenance & #bridge building commonly take center stage.
Mass #transit, #airport & #airways, #municipal #WaterSupply, #waste management along with waste #Water #management,
#power generation & #transmission, #HazardousWaste removal & #storage ALL must be considered while addressing basic underlying societal frameworks. #sustainability
#power generation & #transmission, #HazardousWaste removal & #storage ALL must be considered while addressing basic underlying societal frameworks. #sustainability
Daily Bookmarks to GAVNet 05/27/2021 greeneracresvaluenetwork.wordpress.com/2021/05/27/dai…
How organisations are changing.
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#OrganizationDesign #ChangeManagement
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#OrganizationDesign #ChangeManagement
Pianist Plays Classical Music to Comfort Rescued Blind Elephants
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#ClassicalMusic #elephants AbusedAnimals #ComfortCare
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#ClassicalMusic #elephants AbusedAnimals #ComfortCare
Senate A&R now amending a bill to apparently again make the highly ineffective and expensive film tax credit refundable at a cost of $75 million a year, giving away a massive amount of money on an idea that was never given a public hearing or introduced as a bill. #sewage
In addition, Kentucky will be required to refund federal aid equal to the cost of all tax cuts and tax breaks like the film tax credit because of the new provisions of the American Rescue Plan. A double hit to our budget. #kyga21
Meanwhile in #France,
"the peak of this second wave is over"
(according to the President in his Adress to the Nation):
"the peak of this second wave is over"
(according to the President in his Adress to the Nation):
Wait... "the peak is over" doesn´t mean "it´s back to normal"!
Confinement will only fall on December 15,
if there´s less than 5.000 new cases a day.
(today it´s ~9.000).
France is disappointed.🙁
Although they certainly can make it happen.
Confinement will only fall on December 15,
if there´s less than 5.000 new cases a day.
(today it´s ~9.000).
France is disappointed.🙁
Although they certainly can make it happen.
Meanwhile in #Switzerland:
(excess mortality of the second wave is significant)
Good news: fastest decrease in infections happens in the worst hit areas now.
(excess mortality of the second wave is significant)
Good news: fastest decrease in infections happens in the worst hit areas now.
Exploring why Karachi's rainwater has nowhere to go dawn.com/news/1355990 (26 July 2019 by @amarguriro )
#karachirain #KarachiRains #StormWaterDrain #Garbage #Sewerage #Sewage #Encroachment #Karachi #LandMafia #Karachi
#karachirain #KarachiRains #StormWaterDrain #Garbage #Sewerage #Sewage #Encroachment #Karachi #LandMafia #Karachi
‘Rain, rain, go away…’
dawn.com/news/659834/ra… ( by Late. Ardeshir Cowasjee) Two inches of rain paralyses #Karachi #Hyderabad or #Lahore or #Faisalabad 👇
#karachirain #KarachiRains #StormWaterDrain #Garbage #Sewerage #Sewage #Encroachment #Karachi #LandMafia #Karachi
dawn.com/news/659834/ra… ( by Late. Ardeshir Cowasjee) Two inches of rain paralyses #Karachi #Hyderabad or #Lahore or #Faisalabad 👇
#karachirain #KarachiRains #StormWaterDrain #Garbage #Sewerage #Sewage #Encroachment #Karachi #LandMafia #Karachi
Mustafa Kamal ‘inspecting,’ i.e. standing waist-deep in the 2.8 kilometre storm water drain that is to run from Clifton Bridge to the Nahr-e-Khayyam. dawn.com/news/1073264
#karachirain #KarachiRains #StormWaterDrain #Garbage #Sewerage #Sewage #Encroachment #LandMafia
#karachirain #KarachiRains #StormWaterDrain #Garbage #Sewerage #Sewage #Encroachment #LandMafia
