Blog posts about water quality from KnotNow.
Hansard records 3.61 million hours of raw sewage pumped into English rivers and coastal waters in a single year, with E. coli warnings on the South Coast and bathing water lagging far behind the EU.
Richard Quigley MP told Parliament the Isle of Wight has seen 26,682 hours of raw sewage pumped into surrounding coastal waters — 14,902 hours in his constituency alone since the 2024 election.
Since privatisation in 1989, UK water monopolies have extracted £83 billion in dividends while England has built no new reservoirs since 1992 and leaks 3 billion litres of clean water a day.
John Milne MP put Southern Water and West Sussex at the sharp end of the sewage crisis, while Jim Dickson MP dismantled the £100 billion buy-back scare story and argued for special administration instead of shareholder bailouts.
E-petition 762640, started by Ashley Paul Smith of Windrush Against Sewage Pollution, passed 100,000 signatures and forced a Westminster Hall debate on a binding referendum to return water to public hands.
A full briefing on the 14 September 2026 Westminster Hall debate: £83 billion in dividends, 26,000 hours around the Isle of Wight, fraud charges in West Sussex, and a petition signed by more than 100,000 people.
A 35% drop in spill headlines sounds like victory — until you remember it coincided with the driest spring in a century. Why drought distorts the numbers, what the hours really mean, and what wet weather in 2026 is already exposing.
Following the Dirty Business documentary, we look at how UK wingers can navigate the sewage crisis. Practical steps to stay safe on the water in 2026.
Channel 4's Dirty Business exposes the human cost of Britain's sewage scandal. For surfers and wingers, water quality isn't just a headline-it's personal.
After Dirty Business, many wingers are asking: how do I know if it's safe? Here's how to use KnotNow, Surfers Against Sewage and other tools-and what they can (and can't) tell you.
As the UK faces a saturated start to 2026, we explore the link between heavy rainfall, sewage discharges, and the safety of winging and windsurfing.
