{"id":1762,"date":"2024-02-02T15:44:12","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T15:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hanifkhan.co.uk\/en\/?p=1762"},"modified":"2024-03-04T11:30:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T11:30:40","slug":"my-letter-to-the-ceo-of-thames-water-sewage-in-our-rivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hanifkhan.co.uk\/en\/2024\/02\/02\/my-letter-to-the-ceo-of-thames-water-sewage-in-our-rivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Urgent Action Needed to Stop Sewage Overflow into Hogsmill River &#038; Green Lanes Stream"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1762\" class=\"elementor elementor-1762\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2986efb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2986efb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76c7b31\" data-id=\"76c7b31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c492227 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c492227\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>This issue has been picked up by the Labour Party of Epsom and Ewell. <\/strong>They even met with the Thames Water board about the pollution of the Hogsmill along with the local Greens.<\/p><p><strong>There is a petition you can sign on Change.org . . . .<\/strong> Thames Water should not be using the Green Lanes Stream and the Hogsmill River in Epsom &amp; Ewell and Kingston Boroughs, as open sewers.<\/p><p>The Hogsmill is one of only 200 chalk streams in the world and used to be teeming with wildlife. Yet, it is now so polluted that warning signs advise people and their pets to stay out. for further information and <a href=\"https:\/\/chng.it\/7Ym6Ty455c\">sign the Petition . . .<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4616786 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4616786\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>My Letter to Chris Weston, CEO of Thames Water<\/strong><\/p><p>I wrote to Mr Chris Weston, CEO of Thames Water, urging him to stop sewage overflow into Hogsmill River and Green Lane stream and fix the known issues I put in my letter. And I thank Linzey Bell CEO Office manager for her response.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db011b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db011b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10c0861\" data-id=\"10c0861\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98e1daf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"98e1daf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hanifkhan.co.uk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Letter-to-C-Weston-CEO.jpg?ssl=1\" title=\"Letter to C Weston CEO\" alt=\"Letter to C Weston CEO\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-851ad27 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"851ad27\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f82901a\" data-id=\"f82901a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ff2660 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ff2660\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary );font-family: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-size: 1.875rem;font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-weight )\">Have your Water Bills increased over the Decade?<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59ec0ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59ec0ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recent reports expose the disturbing truth that toxic chemicals, contaminate\u00a0the very waters of Hogsmill River and Green Lane Stream. The culprits? Thames Water, the company entrusted with managing wastewater in the area, shamelessly dumps untreated sewage into our rivers,<\/p><p>This Conservative government has wilfully turned a blind eye to corruption at the heart of the water industry, leaving stinking, toxic sewage to ruin our countryside.<\/p><p>It is staggering that water bosses are lining their pockets with millions in bonuses,\u00a0<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\">while asking consumers to foot the bill.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bcc797 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bcc797\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a00f488\" data-id=\"a00f488\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ff8572 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"7ff8572\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=T8bFbf42vo8&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66b7db4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66b7db4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a31182b\" data-id=\"a31182b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fec753 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fec753\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hanifkhan.co.uk\/en\/2023\/06\/30\/sewage-dumping-in-loddon-river\/\">I raised issue before about the pollution in ours rivers, like the river Loddon<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e3d657 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e3d657\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2cd0e0\" data-id=\"c2cd0e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ce7407 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"2ce7407\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=7EkQZQQKtBU&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In support of the change.org campaig to prevent sewage overflow into Hogsmill River &#038; Gree Lanes Stream<\/p>\n<p>I wrote to Chris Weston CEO of Thames Water.Thames Water should not be using the Green Lanes Stream and the Hogsmill River in Epsom &#038; Ewell and Kingston Boroughs, as open sewers.<\/p>\n<p>The Hogsmill is one of only 200 chalk streams in the world and used to be teeming with wildlife. Yet, it is now so polluted that warning signs advise people and their pets to stay out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1796,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/hanifkhan.co.uk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Green-Lane-Streem_LowRes-e1709550283232.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hanifkhan.co.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hanifkhan.co.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hanifkhan.co.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hanifkhan.co.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hanifkhan.co.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1762"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/hanifkhan.co.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1762\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1808,"href":"https:\/\/hanifkhan.co.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1762\/revisions\/1808"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hanifkhan.co.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hanifkhan.co.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hanifkhan.co.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hanifkhan.co.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}