Protect our right to swim

Our rivers, seas and coasts are swamped with sewage pollution, while people in power sit on their hands. Government inaction and underfunded regulation have allowed water companies to get away with environmental vandalism for too long.

We’re supporting Jo Bateman in her legal action against South West Water, who drove a fleet of lorries full of untreated sewage to a pumping station that was already spilling sewage into the sea, making it unsafe to swim off the beach at Exmouth.

We can’t allow our rivers, waterways and seas to be poisoned by pollution. We can’t stand by as swimmers get sick and lose their right to swim. And we can’t sit back as the dirty money made by water companies destroys the natural environment for us and for future generations.

It’s time for the government to take action, so that water companies are forced to clean up their act and we can all enjoy our right to swim.

This looks like:

• Stricter penalties and fines for all water company offences
• No more bonuses for water company executives
• Prioritising urgent action for a cleaner and safer swimming environment
• Fixing a broken system

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