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HOLD A REFERENDUM To Bring the Water industry into PUBLIC OWNERSHIP

PETITION DEBATE MONDAY 14th SEPTEMBER IN WESTMINSTER HALL 4.30 pm

We went to Westminster to brief MP/ Peers for the debate. 50 MPs and /or staffers came with specific questions and concerns - asking us to give them the evidence they need to call for public ownership of water. There was little appetite for mutuals (except amongst some Lib dems). This wasn't a 'general' drop in - MPs came looking for information.

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ASK for Rebate on your water bill and stop paying by Direct Debit

The Sewage Campaign Network is asked regularly about withholding payment for water bills. The law surrounding water bills is complex, with the Water Industry Act 1991 generally held to have taken the place of standard consumer protection laws. Refusal to pay a water company bill has recently been ruled illegal by a judge at Canterbury Crown Court. We therefore cannot recommend withholding payment of duly made water bills.

But you can

(a)Cancel your direct debit to water companies so you decide when you pay

(b) Query your bill and ask for a rebate to reflect the level of your water company’s illegal sewage disposal.

Write to your water company

STOP THE clean Water BILL

We are calling for the government to stop the Water Bill in order to:

Examine Public Ownership as an option
Enforce the Law fully
Give the Public a Say in the future of water

The government needs to take action on water

First place Thames Water into a Special Administration Regime (SAR).
Commission an independent study into alternative ownership models for the water sector
Instruct regulators to ensure water companies comply fully with their statutory duties and licence conditions
Deliver a long-term national strategy for water

You can read our letter to the Secretary of State here (and no we didn’t get a reply)

And supporting info on ‘How to Secure Public Ownership’ here

Find out if your MP supports Public Ownership

The Network

The network is powered by passionate local groups and individuals who share a common commitment to protecting our waterways from the onslaught of pollution for profit. Each member brings unique expertise, united by a shared goal of preserving the health of our rivers, lakes and seas.

Our President is Feargal Sharkey.

The Core Committee is made up of:

We are grassroots campaigners deeply rooted in our local communities, working to save our rivers, lakes, and seas from sewage pollution. As the founders of the current massive public storm, our coalition consists of the forerunners in the fight against sewage pollution—passionate community members dedicated to safeguarding rivers, lakes, and coastlines.

We have not been captured – we don’t take money from government, regulators or the water companies; we are truly independent. We take pride in our integrity.

To save our local waters, we’ve had to step up to challenge the entire water system, campaigning to get the law enforced. We are also mobilising hundreds of community campaign groups like ours, providing briefings and educational sessions, and supporting the practicalities of water testing, campaigning and lobbying.

Each group within the network operates independently, but we speak as one, channeling the public's outrage at pollution for profit.