A Peterborough river action group says pollution is making rivers unsafe
It's after water bills increased this month and campaigners want to see the extra money put to good use
A river action group in Peterborough are calling for more to be done about water pollution.
It comes after water bills increased this month and campaigners want to see the extra money spent on improving water quality.
It makes the river less safe
Nene River Care is a community group in Peterborough focused on protecting and enhancing the River Nene.
They have volunteers who remove litter and monitor water quality in the area.
Harry Machin, from the group, said:
"Water quality is really important, and there's still a lot of pollution and sewage overflows."
"I'd like to see more spent on infrastructure and more focus on stopping sewage getting into rivers and better water quality and drainage systems."
"Pollution kills the fish, and it means you can't swim in the river, and you can't fall in if you're canoeing or paddle boarding."
"It makes the river less safe."
"We've got fish populations around the river Nene and there was one case where there was fertiliser overflow from a farm that killed about a thousand fish."
"I think clean water would mean we could use the rivers more for recreation and fishing and a lot of other stuff."
I'd like to see more focus on stopping sewage getting into rivers
An Anglian Water spokesperson said:
'Worth £11bn over five years, Anglian Water has one of the largest investment programmes, with plans to double our investment in the environment to over £4bn.'
'This includes £635m for new water pipelines to feed the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex, £660m to develop two new reservoirs in Lincolnshire and the Fens to supply nearly three quarters of a million people and futureproof against water scarcity; and £2.7bn to improve our resilience to the risk of flood and drought, helping protect our rivers and coastline from the effects of climate change.'
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