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Raw sewage is being pumped into the Firth of Forth at a rate of 1000 litres per second. Since Friday afternoon over 100 million litres of sewage have been pumped into the Firth of Forth. It's infrastructure described as "basically Third World technology".

This is another prime example of inadequacies of the Thames Water company and their cost cutting measures. In loses over 900 million litres of water a day through faulty pipes which, until July 2006, it had refused to repair - instead of reparing pipes, during droughts the company has requested hosepipe bans and a drought order. Though as of July 2006 the company was mandated by the government to spend £150 million on pipe repairs (less than half its annual profits).

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/6580253.stm

Well, it being Thames Water, it was always going to happen. I remember them writing to my local paper to justify not fixing most of the pipes, but increasing prices anyway. It went along the lines of "we have to make a profit so our investors will give us more money. Then we'll fix your pipes and lower prices. Promise." I can just see his crossed fingers as he typed that out.

Unfortunately, they won't be taken to task over it, it'll be a piddly little fine that won't dent their coffers by much. Like poking a car with a ballpoint. That sort of dent.

Shame on them, methinks.

it wasn't me.


how come it took NSG to tell me of this? they must be keeping it quiet up here. ... seriously, the chairman of my local residents association's been talking about it, and i knew nothing! .. must pay more attention to local news!

Raw sewage is being pumped into the Firth of Forth at a rate of 1000 litres per second. Since Friday afternoon over 100 million litres of sewage have been pumped into the Firth of Forth.
How many litres of sewage will have been pumped into Firth of Forth by 3PM Monday?

Well, it's still better than Glasgow. That just is a major sewage spillage. :p

Who says there are flaws in the Free Market? :rolleyes:

Who says there are flaws in the Free Market? :rolleyes:

i know, eh? there i was thinking private industry could totally be trusted to provide a decent public service without cutting corners for profit...

Daft question, is it Thames water up in Scotland? Or is it some other bunch of asset stripping foreign bastards who give not a fuck?

Thames water are German owned now and I rekon they are trying to do a new blitz on London only with shit instead of bombs!

i know, eh? there i was thinking private industry could totally be trusted to provide a decent public service without cutting corners for profit...

Exactly! Just like the wonderful work that private companies are doing in our prisons.

Thames water are German owned now and I rekon they are trying to do a new blitz on London only with shit instead of bombs!

You mean RWE Group? They sold it, didn't they?

Ewww, manky.

Not that I go swimming in the Forth much.

Well, it’s still better than Glasgow. That just is a major sewage spillage. :p
Ey ey ey!

*dresses Philosopy in Celtic kit and pushes him into Ibrox*

Who says there are flaws in the Free Market? :rolleyes:

It's not like these sort of things have never happened with a nationalised water service.

Exactly! Just like the wonderful work that private companies are doing in our prisons.
And schools. And hospitals. And water companies, And leccy providers.

Yaay for the twin wonders of PFI and PPF!!!

Did they sell it? And goosestepped all the way to the bank!

Did they sell it? And goosestepped all the way to the bank!

I'm sure they did. I remember, my local paper (Swindon Advertiser) had a field day. And most of the letter-writers too.

Hmm.... Thames Water unable to prevent sewage from spewing into the Firth of Forth. Won't the SNP enjoy this.:p