{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/777832.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":777832,"attributes":{"action":"Reopen Thames Gateway Water Treatment Works a desalination plant","background":"ACCIONA Spain.\r\nThe company leads the water treatment sector through its design, construction and operation of drinking water treatment plants, waste water treatment plants, reverse osmosis desalination plants and tertiary treatments for water reuse, and has reinforced its focus on services.","additional_details":"If we could follow Spain’s example of innovation, why have Thames water neglected our Treatment Works that the Duke of Edinburgh opened at a huge cost!\r\nThis is so important to our country which is devastated by drought.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":6,"created_at":"2026-07-22T08:55:22.833Z","updated_at":"2026-08-17T09:51:33.832Z","rejected_at":"2026-08-17T09:51:32.124Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-07-28T09:55:30.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"local","details":"We can’t accept petitions that call for action at a local level.\r\n\r\nYou could ask your MP to take action on your concerns about this issue, including by asking them to present a public (paper) petition about this.\r\n\r\nYou can find contact details for your local MP here: https://members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP\r\n\r\nAnd you can find out how to ask your MP to present a public (paper) petition here: https://www.parliament.uk/get-involved/sign-a-petition/paper-petitions/\r\n\r\nYou could also raise your issue with a local councillor who represents you. You can use this page to find out who your local councillors are, and how to contact them: https://www.gov.uk/find-your-local-councillors"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}