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“The thinnest of common sense . . . authorizes me to affirm that a stream which receives the emigration of a million human beings daily . . . requires no analysis except by a madman to determine whether it should be pumped as a drink for the inhabitants.” ” Surfers Against the Sewer (SAS) in 2022? No, this statement was made in 1828 to a public commission in London about disease caused by the dumping of sewage into the Thames, described by journalist and author Nick Higham in his book. Mercenary River – Private Greed, Public Good: A History of London’s Water.
Fast forward nearly 200 years, and what headlines do we read: “Sewage storm: Water groups accused of ‘dry spills’” (Report, November 24)?
Like the individual scientists who called out official and greedy private companies in the 1800s, it seems that we, the public, must rely on non-profit organizations like the SAS to seek justice against greed and corruption. Now is the time for water companies to take action.
If Jacobius
London N6, UK
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