This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government

Rejected petition Reform freshwater abstraction policy.

Water abstraction is ruining our rivers and lakes. The government agencies don’t seem to have the handle on private water companies. Water storage needs a major overhaul.

More details

http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/POST-PN-0546

http://www.anglingtrust.net/landing.asp?section=959&sectionTitle=Freshwater+Campaigns

https://www.wwf.org.uk/sites/default/files/2017-06/Water%20For%20Wildlife_Abstraction%20Report_June%202017.pdf

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