SafeAvon

Tewkesbury Friends of the Earth (FOE) River Avon (sewage) Pollution

For some time, like a lot of people, Tewkesbury FOE have been concerned about the amount of untreated sewage Severn Trent plc is dumping into the River Avon, when they bypass treatment works. We are hopeful that green groups along the river will join with us (currently talking to groups in Stratford, Evesham & Pershore) so we can establish testing over the longer period (providing a base line for each specific area and history of contamination from all sources).

At the same time we would like to collaborate in actions that the groups think could raise awareness of sewage dumping in their local area (supporting each other in these actions). We believe, while national groups dealing with pollution are working hard, they are being mostly ignored by the present government. Over the shorter term we would hope to apply political pressure locally and then use this to gain support from local figures and bring pressure that helps bring about change at a national level.

There is a free app that we can use to collect the data, but we need help to physical collate, record and hopefully analyze the data over time, as well as building a web site and contact list of people interested in this project. While all help is welcome and needed, this is key to in the long / medium term.