Sewage polluters should worry....
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Yes I think the water industry should be nationalised.
No I'm not confident it would then be managed competently - necessarily better than it is now.
What would be the role of Ofwat? It seems to have done poorly and cost a lot for years, paid for by HMG.
Why would it do a better job when criticising an HMG department?
We "lost" hundreds of quangos because they were costing billions. So how the heck do you set up a body which is trustworthy, competent and value for money?
There are 54 institutions offering Public Administration qualifications, to Masters, in the UK so it shouldn't be hard to find staff.
The CEO of Ofwat currently does it as a part-time, 3 day a week job, for about £100kpa.
No I'm not confident it would then be managed competently - necessarily better than it is now.
What would be the role of Ofwat? It seems to have done poorly and cost a lot for years, paid for by HMG.
Why would it do a better job when criticising an HMG department?
We "lost" hundreds of quangos because they were costing billions. So how the heck do you set up a body which is trustworthy, competent and value for money?
There are 54 institutions offering Public Administration qualifications, to Masters, in the UK so it shouldn't be hard to find staff.
The CEO of Ofwat currently does it as a part-time, 3 day a week job, for about £100kpa.
Title is, 'Sewage Polluters should worry'. Believe it or not, they do. It people who have no idea about the way the system operates, but think screaming from the rooftops about things they have very little understanding of, will solve the issue overnight.
200 hours is 8 and a bit days, The entire Country saw unprecedented continuous rainfall for many days, and this water has to go somewhere. Where would you propose the Water Companies put it all? And again, it is not 'Raw Sewage' it is heavily diluted with rainwater, and is probably less environmentally unfriendly than the runoff from roads, car parks etc, containing oils, cigarette ends, and whatever other detritus the Human Race has dropped wherever they see fit.
Those who work in the water Industry are as keen as the rest of the Population to sort the issue out, but whilst we're seeing large population increases, climate change and the various other factors affecting the sewerage network across the Country, there is no magic solution. To capture and treat every last drop finding its way into the Nations Sewers would require half the Country to be covered in Storm Tanks, and then we'd still need to treat what we'd collected....
Storm Overflows cannot be selective on what gets discharged unfortunately, perhaps if the General Population did their bit and stopped using the WC and drainage system in general as a dustbin, then some of the issue would be negated.
As I have said previously, pulling the Water Industry back into Public Ownership will solve absolutely nothing. I will ask again, How do you think it will solve the issue? Finding soundbites is easy. Finding answers not so.
