‘#Poisoned by chemicals’: #CitizenScientists prove #RiverAvon is #polluted

Charity blames the decline of invertebrates on #farming, #sewage and run-off from #roads and #homes, months after the #EnvironmentAgency told them the water in #Wiltshire river was clean
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/24/citizen-scientists-prove-river-avon-is-polluted
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ProfitsBeforeEnvironment

#Repair

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Thought a U-bend seal was why there was water dripping onto the undersink shelf.

But no, it was a disintergrated sink waste seal #SinkWasteSeal.

And no the local plumbing suppliers no longer stock them. Maybe in the UK but not Australia.
Nor do #Bunnings. They will sell you a whole new sink waste fitting #CimateChange #ProfitsBeforeEnvironment

Bought a roll of nitrile rubber sheet.

#Conservative ‘#failures’ have led to more #SewagePollution, say #water experts

Increased #flooding blamed on years of government delays over ‘#SpongeCities’ rules
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/10/conservative-failures-have-led-to-more-sewage-pollution-say-water-experts
#ToryPoliciesInAction #SewageScandal #ToryFailure #ProfitsBeforeEnvironment