River sewage

[Old Crusty]

Raw sewage breaches in UK rivers 10 times greater than watchdog estimates

The last paragraph says it all.

 

[Northern Star]

Well they always say you drink the Thames three times! ?

 

[Parabordi]

Always makes me laugh when all these folks pay so much money to enter an organised swim, to swim among the turds...
And now Henley Town Council is planning on making a buoyed off area for swimming by the park.

 

[Outinthedinghy]

Nice little breakfast topic.

List of discharge points between the barrier and Kemble here:

There will be one near you if you are on the River.
The link is to the "theyworkforyou" website.


Waterways: Sewage

 

[Outinthedinghy]

Always makes me laugh when all these folks pay so much money to enter an organised swim, to swim among the turds...
And now Henley Town Council is planning on making a buoyed off area for swimming by the park.

On the old 1940s maps the Henley corporation bathing area was immediately upstream of the rowing club above Hobbs, where there now is a fairly modern long building.

Another bathing area was the beach upstream of the Bounty in Bourne end.

They were marked on old maps.

Yet another intriguing one was at Abingdon the island below the weir. Behind this island (only accessible by small dinghy/canoe) there are steps and a platform. At one point I think it might even have had a little building on it.

 

[Old Crusty]

I had the joy of patrolling the Little Marlow monster discharge about 6 or 7 years ago, rag & bog paper everywhere downstream. Some gobby woman on a swanky cruiser yelled at me that I should put a sign up to inform boaters so I shouted back, pointing with my finger, 'Ok, this is really SHIT!' She went nuts. I'm still waiting for the complaint.

 

[Old Crusty]

Always makes me laugh when all these folks pay so much money to enter an organised swim, to swim among the turds...
And now Henley Town Council is planning on making a buoyed off area for swimming by the park.

Going through the motions?

 

[penfold]

I had the joy of patrolling the Little Marlow monster discharge about 6 or 7 years ago, rag & bog paper everywhere downstream. Some gobby woman on a swanky cruiser yelled at me that I should put a sign up to inform boaters so I shouted back, pointing with my finger, 'Ok, this is really SHIT!' She went nuts. I'm still waiting for the complaint.

Notices prohibiting bathing.

 

[Never Grumble]

Having been ill for four days last summer having swam in the sea its no laughing matter.

 

[The Glassman]

Aah, but all Thames water has been 'passed-by-Management' and others - probably several times in fact!

 

[Parabordi]

Well the Thames does run through a very effluent area