In 2010, only 7% of storm overflows in England were monitored, making it impossible to hold water companies accountable for illegal discharges. However, the current government has achieved 100% monitoring coverage, allowing for tougher enforcement and holding polluters accountable. The Environment Agency and local communities are actively involved in clean-up efforts, with individuals and organizations dedicating time to tackle litter and fly-tipping issues. The progress in monitoring storm overflows is seen as a positive step towards improving water quality and environmental sustainability.
Trash pickup day 1,619. This was a 100 minute pickup. #EarthCleanUp Spent a fair amount of time today deeply, deeply scrubbing the bushes around the parking lot, yeilding 3 buckets. These buckets have tons of small litter in the bottom you can't see. Felt good. https://t.co/E0vaPZLXHW
Love this - good luck to @cleanupbritain. My kids and I spend hours picking up litter (it's a surprisingly fun way to jazz up 'going for a walk') - 24hr later it's back and multiplied. Use the bin, Britain. https://t.co/ddnH4rhp9O
LITTER I went into town today. Rubbish and litter and fly tipping. I have asked my office to report this to the council. This has been there a week now. Vote Labour you get this. Vote Conservative instead and give our city and our kids a chance. #StrongVoiceForYou https://t.co/vyopSQqNTP
Today we tackled litter & flytipping along The Common and canal towpath in Southall & Heston, assisted by @GoodGym #Ealing & @GreensWelfareUK. We simply couldn’t have done it without them. Approx 130 bags’ worth of rubbish, much down to a single flytipper, we believe. https://t.co/NCYhx5eFDB
This is excellent news and will help us hold water companies to account. Just 7% of overflows were monitored under the last Labour Government. I've recently held meetings with the Environment Agency about water quality in Milton Keynes and Olney. https://t.co/NaMuqZqPb5
💧🥀 In 2010, under Labour only 7% of storm overflows in 🏴 were monitored 🟰 impossible to hold Water Companies to account if sewage discharged. ✅ Now, under @Conservatives all 🏴storm overflows are monitored🟰allows us to tackle illegal discharges & hold polluters to account. https://t.co/1UgYODADkA
📈 We’ve achieved our target of monitoring 100% of storm overflows in England. 💧 This delivers on commitments set out in our #PlanForWater for more investment, stronger regulation, and tougher enforcement across the water industry. Learn more: https://t.co/lCpNutHVw3 https://t.co/7BgNoTAgQG
💧In 2010, only 7% of storm overflows in 🏴 were monitored making it impossible to hold Water Companies to account. Now every storm overflow in 🏴 is monitored with 100% coverage. This allows us to tackle illegal discharges & hold those to account who pollute our waters. 1/4 https://t.co/kuY56fEf7v
Trash pickup day 1,618. This was a 70 minute pickup. #EarthCleanUp Engaged in some graffiti abatement for the first time on a cleanup today. Those signs have been bothering me for the past half-decade. See previous tweet. 2 full buckets... kind of a bit more than anticipated. https://t.co/8kWf3iAGEW
Storm overflows monitoring hits 100% target https://t.co/xYfzaebBfw In 2010, just 7% of storm overflows had monitors fitted.