
Environment Matters
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Mix92.6 show looking at issues of sustainability & the environment from Hertfordshire and further afield.
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http://www.mix926.com 11-08-2011 16:56:57
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Unhappy Anniversary! Today, marks 3 months of continuous sewage discharges from Thames Water ๐ง's Markyate sewage works. Contrast the sparkling chalk stream water our volunteers tested above the works, compared with the dead brown stream below. riverver.co.uk/never-ending-sโฆ Environment AgencySE



On the day that the EA confirm 2024's sewage figures, the #RiverVer hasn't had a day in 2025 without sewage discharging into the headwaters. Thanks to Jonah Fisher and BBC Breakfast for highlighting the 40-year blight of Thames Water ๐ง's Markyate Sewage Treatment Works (sic).




Our enthusiastic volunteers have been in the Flamstead area. A quick stop to be reminded of just how awful the sewage in the #RiverVer remains below Thames Water ๐ง's Markyate Sewage Works: 2675 hours non-stop since December. And then on to some channel work to free the flow!










Our โ30 Days Wildโ pack from The Wildlife Trusts arrived through the post today. So excited to work our way through these new ideas. And. . . there are stickers! They know the way to our hearts. ๐ wildlifetrusts.org/30dayswild


It's the only discharging sewage works across the whole Thames Water ๐ง estate in a record dry spring. Markyate STW really should be a top priority for a proper fix. The #RiverVer chalk stream has received over 3200 hours of sewage this year and on via the Colne into the Thames.


