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MP tells Minister 18,000 HOURS OF SEWAGE DUMPED IN PENISTONE AND STOCKSBRIDGE IN 2023, MARIE TIDBALL MP TELLS MINISTER
On Thursday 12th September, Marie Tidball MP (pictured, below) asked the Minister for Water and Flooding what she was doing to “ensure that Yorkshire Water cleans up its act, and our beautiful River Don”.
The Minister highlighted Labour Government’s new law to crack down on water companies illegally dumping sewage, failing their customers, and damaging our environment.
In the past year, 18,000 hours of sewage has been dumped across Penistone and Stocksbridge, including in the River Don.
The Government’s Water (Special Measures) Bill will bring forward criminal charges against water company bosses, and create tougher penalties, including imprisonment for those who don’t comply.
In 2023, Yorkshire Water spilled sewage 33% more than in 2022, with almost 5,000 separate incidents. Between 2021-2023 sewage has been spilled into Oughtibridge over 500 times, for almost 5,000 hours.
Local MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge, Marie Tidball, said:
from record levels of sewage dumping into our seas, rivers, and lakes. “I told the Minister that sewage had been pumped into our constituency for 18,000 hours last year, leaving our River Don in an unacceptable condition. “I was pleased to hear the Minister highlight Labour’s Water (Special Measures) Bill, which will increase penalties and legal consequences, for water bosses profiting from dumping sewage in our constituency, including Yorkshire Water.
“It is disgraceful that private water companies have been able to profit
Sewage spills in Oughtibridge: Sewage Report - Oughtibridge (floodmapper.co.uk)
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