Submitted by Suzi Finlayson on Monday 7th July 2025
Published on Wednesday 20th August 2025
Current status: Closed
Closed: Friday 20th February 2026
Signatures: 163
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Agency ~ Awareness ~ Basics ~ Companies ~ environment ~ Environment Agency ~ Essential ~ fund ~ Growing ~ Illness ~ Improved ~ Levy ~ Luxury ~ Nationwide ~ Polluting ~ Public Health ~ Quality ~ Reported ~ River ~ Roll ~ Safety ~ safety standards ~ Sewage ~ sewage discharges ~ Standards ~ testing ~ The Environment ~ Threatened ~ Water Companies ~ Winter
Levy Water Companies to Fund Year-Round Water Testing to Safeguard Public Health
Year-round, real-time water quality testing for all UK rivers, lakes, and seas.
Levy Polluting water companies to fund improved testing infrastructure, monitoring, and public alerts (“polluter pays” principle).
Enhance public health protections.
There are growing numbers of reported illnesses linked to polluted water, including life-threatening infections. Real-time testing exists. We call on water companies to be levied to fund the Environment Agency to roll it out nationwide, all year round. We think winter testing is essential, as some of the largest sewage discharges occur out of season, when there’s likely to be less public awareness or monitoring. Set clear safety standards. Track and report illness. Provide care for those affected. Protect people, not profits. We think clean water isn’t a luxury, it’s a basic human right and a legacy we owe future generations.
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