Devon parasite outbreak: thousands lose access to drinking water

"People are getting ill everyday"
Events like the Brixham water crisis are happening every day of the week and not surprising at all, says Charles Watson, founder of River Action UK.
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[@SusanBell-dl5gr]

Only £3 a month to supply water aid to a deprived country, Britain needs your help

[@corneliuscornia3189]

😊😊

[@oleggorky906]

🤪🧐😛😂🤣😅😆

[@susandavey2361]

Have to get children under 10 to walk 5 miles and back and find a watering hole

[@robinwalsh9542]

@@susandavey2361 its called the nags head

[@BunnyUK]

The tasty water is at the bottom

[@blaircorral8158]

Are you legally obliged to pay for a product that’s unfit for purpose? And at which point does this become criminal negligence?

[@user-se7es6uc8v]

No you are not obliged. However you would need to be wealthy enough to obtain a water extraction license (easily done as it happens), sink a well or borehole if the water table is reasonable where you are, run pumps to extract it, purify it and pump it round your house. Then you would need to disconnect your mains sewage and install a septic tank to dispose of sewage and waste water. People in rural areas often do the latter but use mains 'fresh' supply for drinking, washing etc. Off grid people sometimes do the former. Not possible unless you have land though.

[@RJW998]

Time to re-nationalise water companies, we simply cannot allow them to cream off profits to pay share holder dividends when it needs to be reinvested.

[@user-cj4zv5ik3h]

We’re being taken back to medieval times in this country

[@ab8865]

What do you expect when people keep voting in the rich greedy liers back in.

[@CubicSpline7713]

Did you consider exaggerating instead?

[@Bertrum123]

Just going back to pre brexit times .

[@christophertottle6022]

Today's Corporate greed is the reason. The Victorians recognised this & took action. I refer to London's 'Great stink' as a lesson to all of the Water companies Shareholders.

[@Chris47368]

Yep, this is exactly why no major infrastructure that so heavily effects human life should ever be controlled by private and profit driven interests! It's always inevitable that corners will be cut where the effectiveness and/or the safety of such infrastructure will be compromised just to squeeze out a little bit of extra profits...

[@beammeup8458]

Mismanagement ... the curse of Britain ....

[@mariacrouch7109]

THIS IS BEYOND DISGUSTING !!!!!

[@superflyrico]

Profiteering has no accountability… welcome to 1984!

[@CubicSpline7713]

Your calendar is corrupted.

[@sirjohnmandeville7488]

Have you ever read that book? If it was like 1984 you wouldn't be hearing anything.

[@Angela-cc1hd]

So true😮

[@rridderbusch518]

Cryptosporidium broke out in Milwaukee, WI, USA in Lake Michigan. 300,000(?) cases. Sewage was being discharged near the water intake. It's a matter of not throwing schitt into your drinking water sources. Privatization is NEVER good.

[@ab8865]

My concern is where I live they are pumping sewage into the rivers and sea. I don't want to end up sick due to being off work. This government does not care.

[@phillipchapman169]

Apart money being paid to shareholders rather than investing into maintaining let alone investing in improvements, my opinion is that this is not just about greed. The degradation of our water structure mirrors the degradation of all infrastructure. It is I believe malicious and deliberate.

[@annalawrence3868]

5:40 you’re absolutely right 💯 there’s no real comeback for these people or shareholders and there bloody well should be! We the public citizens need protection by law

[@catherinesummers5057]

Agreed Everything the Empire ever achieved and on, has been denigrated and subsequently degraded including our once great institutions These wicked criminals are deliberately opening the country to illegal entrants and paving the way for Global Technocommunist Rule

[@key948]

Time to renationalise the water companies due to sheer incompetence and greed

[@JRattheranch]

Getting a grip on this dire situation, isnt ever going to happen whilst this government are in the driving seat, unfortunately! They've been conspicuous by their absence on this for over a decade!

[@user-ze7vb5cx3y]

What can you expect from corrupt shlt water gangsters. ZERO ACCOUNTABILITY!

[@deano72]

So we're paying through the nose for pond water

[@hypsyzygy506]

Pond water might be safer.

[@karenroberts6487]

This water company has had this problem before.. Not good enough they are ALL tipping sewage into the water..

[@DavidMeikle-ei7fr]

The water companies in this country are a disgrace. They get billions every year yet the infrastructure is in a poor state due to lack of investment and poor maintenance. Invest more money on the network instead of putting it in the pockets of shareholders

[@TheSuperPsychoKiller]

People need to go to prison from these water companies.

[@hypsyzygy506]

And the politicians who allowed it.

[@zerotoleranceforsataniceli4794]

Gov is aiding and abetting this harm by not regulating the water boards properly and by selling water boards to foreign interests. Fines do nothing & in fact benefit only the pockets of Government as opposed to the people affected or harmed. This is deliberate harm by coalition of Gov and corporation

[@SD-rn1fn]

All water needs testing . And these companies made to pay compensation.

[@sophiaelvis6519]

Might get on a little boat see what other country will take me. This country is embarrassing

[@alexmckee4683]

Bye, have a nice time.

[@Warwck24]

😂😂

[@matjebonklumen147]

Got 1million pound? Welcome to malaysia

[@dannybruns2196]

This is unbelievable 😫🤦 absolutely criminal

[@Sunnydays14121]

Dreadful but it’s been going on for years. No blue flag beaches anymore 😢

[@alibali672]

Part of the plan.

[@daveinuk9845]

The Angling Trust volunteers report these problems to the EA every week. The government allow this to happen.

[@cnccccccd]

Privatisation of water doesnt work when the CEOs take huge bonuses and shareholders and investors laugh to the bank

[@kolasillers7776]

Donate 3 pounds a month for British families.

[@satnav1980]

No way.

[@clivemanning6630]

Water Water everywhere but not a drop to drink.

[@TheSlimbee]

I did not realise that the houses of parliament had been moved to Devon

[@hatientacetlen4246]

Privatising water is going really well huh.

[@ECECECECEC]

What a glorious Tory government

[@timothyspool1399]

"If you privatise things, then business people will operate them in a lot more efficient way."

[@whatsupchannel3047]

Come on ! We were told by the water board that we had a dripping tap ! A small leak . So why on earth can they not find their own leaks and missuses of waste ?

[@jaywalker3087]

In Protest I Haven't Paid SWW A Penny For 5 Years!!!!

[@diorocks5858]

What would anyone who is sane expect, this is not Dubai, its Bonkers Britain, maybe the participants in this cast woke up and thought they were living in a normal country

[@derekwhite2929]

This's got me wondering if it's got something to do with how I ended up throwing up for days last week. Right here in the Midlands Leamington Spa. I'm already disabled and this is quite terrifying!

[@robtyman4281]

This is the kind of thing you expect to happen in a third world country. Not saying that water poisoning incidents are unheard of in the UK.....but the frequency of them has definitely increased since 2016 and Brexit. And this is extremely worrying. In Brexit, we are now seeing the lowering of standards across the board by all our regional water companies. The thing that bothers me most here, apart from businesses in Brixham folding because their summer may have been ruined already; is the way the government have adopted a 'hands off' approach. Refusing to step in and deal with it. South West Water themselves, have handled things abysmally - first by denying the seriousness of the contamination....and then offering derisory compensation to residents and businesses affected. This incident is a pretty big one, but it's being treated as if it were a minor mishap by South West Water. I think it's now time to take water out of private hands, and re-nationalise all the regional water companies. Maybe (or hopefully) this will hapoen under a Labour government?; because let's face it, it'll never happen with a Tory government in power. Even with an incident where half the UK population gets sick, the Tories still wouldn't cimsidey re-nationalising our Water Companies. Because too msny Tory MP's have a stake in (financial interests) our many water companies. This needs to end.

[@JaziRedz]

If you think South West Water is bad, you need to look at SEVERN TRENT WATER.... Their CEO is taking millions off people and dumping sewage into whatever river they can find... utterly disgraceful company.

[@adespade119]

Like the boiling frog, HMS Britannia continues to slip beneath the waves, and we just get used to it.

[@MrTigerStarX]

The ocean water was too filthy to swim in 30 years ago in Brighton. A warning sign to where we've come!

[@davidmstephenson69]

This is what privatisation looks like, no matter it nationalisation soon. We are going to have rebuild this yes us the tax payer, there really is no money left. Big biz is bailing on Thames Water wrote down 1 billion they probably took north of 20 billion of our water bills over the years so no biggey. It will be us the tax payer supporting it or no water company, the good old days of privatisation they are history.

[@count69]

We used to be a first world country

[@stevieandrew9008]

Now we are a third 😢

[@adespade119]

How do we know it's true, How do we know it wasn't put there by the state.

[@tonyh1515]

PROFIT BEFORE PEOPLE !!

[@warmachineuk]

A company has a duty to increase value to shareholders, not customers. A company cares that customers may stop purchasing or move to another company offering a better service or product. In the case of water, people can't live without water and the market entry costs are gargantuan as vast infrastructure must be built. Otherwise known as a natural monopoly. Water companies are letting infrastructure degrade because they can. It's as simple as that.

[@mariandavies9487]

I wonder who if anyone won the bet on what the next outbreak would be?

[@Sharon-marie]

What do they expect when water companies are constantly dumping raw sewage in the sea

[@hypsyzygy506]

In the rivers too.

[@rickkarsan4491]

that is a legitimate Brexit benefit

[@hydorah]

It's bad that things like this have to happen but at least people are finally realising the corporate world only cares about profit anything else they do is in the furtherance of profit. They will have to be forced to deliver value and forced to meet any reasonable standard. Selling all these utilities and essential services off was a gift to the 1% and a license to extortion from the rest of us. And we were told it would lead to better value!

[@dpelpal]

Goodness it would be like living in rushia!

[@PeterBarr-zh6cv]

Excellent reporting. Horrendous to hear

[@richyrich1325]

Caused me to get an infection in my leg. Superficial Thrumbosis blood clot. Im shocked.

[@grahamturner1290]

Another day in Toryworld.

[@TavsKnitspace]

I love this man. A highly qualified middle aged man holding up society. I salute you.

[@ThomasKynes-fb8mi]

Conveniently timed for the WHO treaty.

[@alibali672]

The proceeds of crime can and should be confiscated.

[@shauncorless8965]

Was told if your ill and dehydrated drink more water 💦 😮,

[@Joe_1sr9]

It needs a belt and braces review of the water infrastructure. The government has to take action. Stop paying millions and millions in dividends now.

[@richardtruthconquersall9226]

You would think people are arriving in this country , unvetted

[@patsyroberts3967]

And? What has this to do with contaminated water?

[@ClownHunt69]

@@patsyroberts39673rd World People = 3rd World Society

[@rogerengland7692]

Parasite Outbreak is a remarkably honest description of mass immigration by The Times.

[@patsyroberts3967]

This just another excuse to mouth half understood garbage fed to you by the tories then? Good Dog!

[@user-ez9kd4sy3f]

Another reason that I I refuse to pay water bills , I haven't paid. for water for 6 yrs. No way am I going to pay for that filthy horrible liquid .

[@Chris47368]

Good for you! 😂 How much trouble have you had over these 6 years from not paying the bills though?

[@paulperry7091]

After privatising a public service, workers are sacked and money paid to shareholders (mostly overseas, in this case.)

[@Thebearmre7]

The privatisation of water companies failure of this will be taught in schools about how not to do things. As soon labour get in power nationalise all water and not give them a penny..

[@TranquiloTrev]

The UK was the birth of modern Public Health. It led the world in this field for many years. It started in the 1850's when it as discovered in North London that water could transmit desease. Before that it was thought that they were transmitted by smell. At that time the life expectancy of a UK citizen was 40 years. Until a few years ago it was 82 years. What caused this advance in longevity ? It was little to do with the NHS. It was Public Health. I am loosely defining that as policies which prevent people getting ill rather than curing them once they get ill. Over that time period many laws and regulations were enacted and enforced that protect us in our interaction with our environment. They include laws on the water we drink, the air we breath, the food we eat, the houses we live in, the places we work, our places of entertainment, and lastly the roads we drive on. Lots of these laws are being eroded or allowed to lapse. I had a career in Public Health for many years. I was working for a Local Authority. I am retired now, but in the 1970's I used to take water samples from public places to be tested and analysed. That all ended when Thatcher's government privatised the Water Companies. Already our life expectancy has been reduced. The problem is the British people voted for this.

[@anniella29]

Agree!

[@zerotoleranceforsataniceli4794]

4.10 min in "Despite a 30% increase in population..." since privatisation. This means our population that was around 60 million in the 1990s must now be 90 million.

[@chisaten]

Increasing from 60 million to 90 million is actually a 50% increase. A 30% increase would make the total about 78 million, not 90 million. Also, the population in 1990 was 57 million.

[@zerotoleranceforsataniceli4794]

@chisaten Yes, thanks ! However, the 60 million figure was repeated many times over at school in late 80's /90's . So perhaps history & figures are tampered with. I've never heard nor seen the 58 million fogure. As a slight aside, and being lo g in the tooth, it feels like 100 million to 110 million because where ever I go , whether city or countryside "feels" twice as crowded or dense. London is now 8 million. I think in late 90's it was still quoted as 3 million. Neither you nor myself can validate any figure, even if we had direct access to the data used for these figures.

[@chisaten]

Thanks for giving more details on your side. I really respect and appreciate how you explained more instead of lashing back at me like a lot of people do these days online.

[@zerotoleranceforsataniceli4794]

@@chisaten Since I'm here I may as well give you a couple of video titles Michelle Gibson Eyes wide open The Company. Look up the Philadelphia experiment : American military intelligence experimenting with Time & time - travel in the 1940s Was our timeline interfered with by this ? I think Michelle Gibson deals with this in Eyes Wide Open. Whatever you and I are " seeing" in the secular world as presented by Gov & media is not real bar the harm that they do by intention.

[@jiltedjohn9294]

Stop cutting corners for profit,it's always down to money.

[@elza148]

The government needs to step in and return all water board resources to those who collectively own it. The British public. Water falls out of the sky, yet here we are being convinced we need to pay higher bills for unfit services!

[@Joe_1sr9]

Why not renationalise !?!? It’s clearly not working. Ofwat is toothless.

[@JoJo-xb7do]

This is when EU environmental laws would have deterred water companies dumping sewage. I don't believe that its the weather. We've had extreme weather before. Isnt it suspicious that once we leave the EU and all the water quality directives we see all these heavily polluted waters

[@markrichards636]

It's been going for years...

[@JoJo-xb7do]

@@markrichards636 never this much and as often. There's no one to audit them, Tories and even Labour turn a blind eye because they're all mates.

[@markrichards636]

@@JoJo-xb7do Yes, it's a Pantomime, slapping each other on the back whilst lining their own pockets, meanwhile the country dengenerates with the majority of peoples' standard of living crumbling, vile.

[@hypsyzygy506]

No facility identified as a necessary Service should be in private hands without very stringent regulation, and the threat of criminal prosecution for negligent and feckless managers. Massive financial penalties and prison sentences should be imposed on the companies, managers, and owners.

[@daveanderson3805]

Now, will people finally accept that Britain is broken beyond any possibility of repair? No safe drinking water. We are a pathetic excuse for a first world country. Move over Haiti, we're coming to join you guys. Might as well, we're pretty much toast

[@CubicSpline7713]

Doom! Has the earth opened up in your living room or somit?

[@YUDNSAY]

There is a british company that has won a contract that is already active, to treat waste water with Graphene Oxide, as is common practice in the UK, treated water is routinely released into our water courses, and the sea, also it is used as drinking water, this product is lousy for biologicals, any information on that??

[@sgoredraw1455]

They gotta get those nano bots in us all somehow

[@user-se7es6uc8v]

I imagine the water company is moving heaven and earth to make sure this doesn't adversely affect people. The shareholders that is.

[@lw1zfog]

even as Thames Water faces imminent bankruptcy, the asset stripping continues

[@drepachi77]

UK News is Preoccupied with Gaza

[@thomasprevarin8992]

A civilianised country would not support genocidal campaign and would also ensure water supplied to its citizens is drinkable. Both things need to happen together with others that constitute that basics of any nowadays civilised countries…

[@drepachi77]

@@thomasprevarin8992 If it was a Genocide they would all be dead by now?

[@cleebe823]

UK goverment is preoccupied with distracting the public while taking everyone for a ride so they can get cushy jobs with these companies when they've facilitated the destruction of enough of the infrastructure. They drag their feet with every issue, complain governing is too hard and government is too big so dismantle the infrastricture and palm off their responsibilities, only to drag their heels for every other responsibility they have left anyway.

[@drepachi77]

@@cleebe823 Is Iran's leader ok? STOP EVERYTHING IS IRANS LEADER OK ? ? ?

[@craig3613]

How much do people pay per month for water....joke

[@stevieandrew9008]

Just about to be £50 a month! I don’t even use that much in all honesty 😢

[@stepchicken3238]

This is due to untreated sewage being discharged by the privatised water utilities. Shareholders come first for these companies. RENATIONALISE now, without any compensations for these companies.

[@lynnstorey8020]

We have no confidence to swim in a lake or river or sea when we know that raw sewage has been pumped into it. Its not even safe for our dogs and where is the Environment Agency, hiding? Ofwat are useless and our citizens are left with 3rd world water supply and Victorian sewage systems. My son was ill for 6months after a Triathlon with the swim stage set in Windermere which is an open sewer now. We know that raw sewage discharges into Windermere and we know that one of the big sewage dumps was blatantly miscategorised. That meant that it wasn't flagged to Environment Agency and nothing was done about it. This is a get out for United Utilities who aren't fined. ALL governments are to blame, not one has been active in heavily fining the water companies or demanding change. Recreational outdoor swimming is not an option now if you value your health. Surely poisoning our rivers, lakes and seas is criminal. Now add our water supply to the contaminated slop.

[@ouchacho]

Anybody who leaves in the Devon area just phone you Bank and stop paying the water bills because the water companies are discharge sewage in the rivers

[@ab8865]

A bet it starts happening more often around England because they are pumping sewage in the sea and rivers where I live and it stinks.

[@user-wj3bs8dq6s]

Only morally corrupt countries or societies try to save money on absolute necessary services. It does not belong in the hands of for-profit companies. It should always be state controlled.

[@MAX-tw3qz]

Water water everywhere Barely a drop to drink. My anxious sweat functions better.

[@rinalore9416]

That's what happens when you still use Roman Aqueducts. For being a G7 Nation, you British sure are frugal.

[@stevieandrew9008]

If by that you mean pumping raw sewage into them then yes… because I’ve read they are also pumping into them now too ! 😢

[@rinalore9416]

@@stevieandrew9008 That leak started during the Industrial Revolution, Factories didn't care if their waste water leaked as long as the business brought in money. All infrastructure has to be upgraded to face the wrath of climate-change for things like this not to happen. All roads need repaving, bridges secured, storm drains need to be enlarged and cleaned and waterfront properties will soon be underwater. 🤦🏻‍♀️It's neverending, nobody in💪🏻power had/has any foresight. 💐Stay safe and well.

[@matjebonklumen147]

Fire fighting, shouldnot they tested the water at least weekly, if not daily for such patogens in the drinking water?

[@donna9374]

This is happening in Blackpool.

[@sahhull]

Plenty of parasites landing on our south coast every day.

[@laurencebrowning1545]

We should privatise these inefficient water companies! That would sort them out & make them much more successful & bring in more investment!! Look at all the other successful privatisations in the U.K.

[@seasmacfarlane6418]

How on Earth does this happen?

[@wills681]

I live within the affected area. The 'boil water' advice was withdrawn by SWW for my post code at 1530 today. Inconvenient for a few days? Yep, for sure. But it's not Gaza. Loving the breathless media drama. 🙂

[@alexmckee4683]

Thanks for the voice of reason 👍

[@THEMASKEDMASTER]

✌🏻😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Water treatment plants can’t handle overpopulation. Water treatment plants need to expand. I’ve been drinking bottled water for years. Seen this coming when I was a kid. I’ve been telling everyone when population increases we have to expand our utilities. Water, power, emergency services etc. they all have to expand simultaneously with population. Even diseases will spread faster & stick around longer in larger groups/communities. These are all things I learned as a child so why is it a problem now?

[@kathymaxted9485]

Its a reason to put us in another lockdown.

[@angelaknight7184]

So why am I paying my water bill, London

[@gwanlee]

Population has risen by 30% over the past 35 years or so. I wonder where that has come from...

[@user-cy2tb1sm5v]

Where is Devon?

[@maggotman2024]

Caused by dumping of untreated sewage?

[@user-vh7eu5bt4i]

The truth is Gen-X never really wanted to work, and Gen-Z have unequivocally acquiesced all sense of responsibility. Did you think this all used to happen by magic? Well, I too shall be gone soon enough. Good luck, you're going to need it at this point.

[@jackbolder5734]

Is Scotland affected by this?

[@user-nf7wu8gi4w]

Good job i only drink beer

[@LukVik]

Don’t look 👀 back !!!!! Don’t look 👀 up!!!!

[@johnwilson6779]

Does anything surprise anybody anymore?

[@Warwck24]

Nope

[@KaKA-mt2ei]

Ouch! Maybe they will be nicer people after this.

[@HogwartsBasement]

The fools pay for their water too 😂 meanwhile in the rest of the country places don’t pay for their water

[@AlaskanFrost98]

0:25 I can assure you Crypto Sporidium is actually a character on a popular game franchise called ‘Destroy All Humans’

[@majorlouis956]

This country is funked

[@garysuplee5092]

Water treatment system.

[@paulgibbons2320]

Thought this was about landlords.