Citizen Science for Water Testing of the Rivers Rothay and Brathay and Ecological concerns around the Windermere catchmenthttps://bsky.app/profile/windermeretales.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/windermeretales.bsky.social/post/3lfpm4cyu2223Phosphorus pricing has been proposed to charge water utilities for the pollution they cause, funding independent monitoring and ecological restitution - but can Thames Water afford it? The Debtor’s Tale takes a detailed look at the finances. https://windermeretales.wordpress.com/2025/01/14/the-debtors-tale-bills-bankruptcy-and-re-birth/14 Jan 2025 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:7be7t3iovfgoewid652kch4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfpm4cyu2223https://bsky.app/profile/windermeretales.bsky.social/post/3lelptlfisd2iThe Swimmer’s Tale: Bathing, Bacteria and Blooms. How a US-style bathing water monitoring system would make Britain’s bathing spots safer. https://windermeretales.wordpress.com/2024/04/07/the-swimmers-tale-bathing-bacteria-and-blooms/31 Dec 2024 09:21 +0000at://did:plc:7be7t3iovfgoewid652kch4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3lelptlfisd2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/windermeretales.bsky.social/post/3lelpkzxqmd2iThe Toad’s Tale: A story of how citizen science discovered uncontrolled ammonia discharges and a narrow escape for the River Brathay, the biggest river entering Windermere https://windermeretales.wordpress.com/2024/11/20/the-toads-tale-discharge-discolouration-and-death/31 Dec 2024 09:16 +0000at://did:plc:7be7t3iovfgoewid652kch4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3lelpkzxqmd2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/windermeretales.bsky.social/post/3leln6m6pvs2iEnvironmental harm £2.9bn; profit £2.5bn. Polluter-pays phosphorus pricing incentivises less pollution, funds ecological restitution and better monitoring, creates a not-for-profit water industry @savewindermere.bsky.social @feargalsharkey.bsky.social https://windermeretales.wordpress.com/2024/12/30/the-dischargers-tale-permits-phosphorus-pricing-and-polluter-pays/31 Dec 2024 08:33 +0000at://did:plc:7be7t3iovfgoewid652kch4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3leln6m6pvs2i