なんかこの種のことがちょいちょい出ていて、真面目に摘発するだけ真面目な社会なのだと評価すべきか、それともインフラ整備に限界が見られ始めたと評するべきか。
BBC Untreated sewage illegally pumped into Windermere 5 days ago
Joe Crowley
まあその、観光でも有名な湖に未処理汚水を放出したら、そりゃあ怒られる。2月に、10時間ほど放出。どうもミスのようで―そもそも豪雨豪雪の際にはやむを得ないという許可はあったものの―怒られ発生。2022年にも同じ事故があったそうで、そうなると「お前らまたか。というかワザとか。でなきゃあ施設老朽化か。言ってみろ」という気にもなるだろう…。
「Millions of litres of raw sewage were illegally pumped into one of England's most famous lakes after a fault, the BBC can reveal.
United Utilities failed to stop the illegal pollution of Windermere, in the Lake District, for 10 hours in February and did not report the incident to the Environment Agency until 13 hours after it started.
An almost identical incident occurred at the same location in 2022.
The firm says it took urgent steps to resolve the incident in February.」
「When the pumping station is fully operational it is permitted to discharge untreated sewage into Windermere if it’s overwhelmed by rainfall or snowmelt. That wasn’t the case in this incident, meaning this release of sewage into the lake was illegal.」
問題。この影響でしょうね、夏にむっちゃ赤潮が発生。赤潮と言うか、緑潮というか。それは水中の生物をだいぶ壊滅させてしまうあれだ。
「Windermere has suffered from algal blooms in recent summers, turning the water green and potentially toxic. The algae is caused by a build-up of phosphorus in the lake, partly caused by both treated and untreated sewage.」
そんなわけで―ただでさえ気候変動でダメージ喰ってるところ、さらに負担が増えそうと。そういう例。
BBC Untreated sewage illegally pumped into Windermere 5 days ago
Joe Crowley
まあその、観光でも有名な湖に未処理汚水を放出したら、そりゃあ怒られる。2月に、10時間ほど放出。どうもミスのようで―そもそも豪雨豪雪の際にはやむを得ないという許可はあったものの―怒られ発生。2022年にも同じ事故があったそうで、そうなると「お前らまたか。というかワザとか。でなきゃあ施設老朽化か。言ってみろ」という気にもなるだろう…。
「Millions of litres of raw sewage were illegally pumped into one of England's most famous lakes after a fault, the BBC can reveal.
United Utilities failed to stop the illegal pollution of Windermere, in the Lake District, for 10 hours in February and did not report the incident to the Environment Agency until 13 hours after it started.
An almost identical incident occurred at the same location in 2022.
The firm says it took urgent steps to resolve the incident in February.」
「When the pumping station is fully operational it is permitted to discharge untreated sewage into Windermere if it’s overwhelmed by rainfall or snowmelt. That wasn’t the case in this incident, meaning this release of sewage into the lake was illegal.」
問題。この影響でしょうね、夏にむっちゃ赤潮が発生。赤潮と言うか、緑潮というか。それは水中の生物をだいぶ壊滅させてしまうあれだ。
「Windermere has suffered from algal blooms in recent summers, turning the water green and potentially toxic. The algae is caused by a build-up of phosphorus in the lake, partly caused by both treated and untreated sewage.」
そんなわけで―ただでさえ気候変動でダメージ喰ってるところ、さらに負担が増えそうと。そういう例。
