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Campaign: Lobby East Riding Council over Yorkshire Water Smells

Posted on September 14, 2011 by | Leave a comment

WEDNESDAY 21st SEPTEMBER 2011 is the next date for the diaries of those campaigning against the Saltend pongs!

At 10am the East Riding Council’s Environment and Regeneration Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee meets and will be formally presented with the Petition (signed by 2,405 people) calling for Yorkshire Water to be dealt with as a ‘statutory nuisance’ for  its persistent odour problems that affect local communities.

Letter to OSC - sampleThe 12 councillors that form the Sub-Committee  - which includes our own ward Councillor John Dennis – have all been sent a letter that states:

“Yorkshire Water have invested £3.5m into a new Odour Control Unit which will become operational by December this year, but local residents are completely cynical that the new unit will eliminate the odour problems. Local people have lost trust in Yorkshire Water following, what is seen as, their broken promises to tackle odours made in the past.
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Yorkshire Water Smells – Petition Success!

Posted on September 9, 2011 by | 3 Comments

THE PETITION encouraging East Riding Council to declare Yorkshire Water a ‘Statutory Nuisance’ for its persistent odour problems from Saltend, has been soundly supported.

The Petition, which was launched on July 31st 2011, has been signed by 2,405 people. Over 1,000 of these signed online.

The Petition has been delivered to East Riding Council today and will be presented to the Council’s Environment and Regeneration Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee at its meeting on Wednesday 21st September, 10am at County Hall, Beverley.

A lobby of Councillors will be held from 9:30am that morning to convince them that local people are angry and demand to be protected from future odour incidents.

Odour Control Unit £3.5m

Following the opening of Yorkshire Water’s new Odour Control Unit in
December, then local people need to know that the Council will act swiftly on their behalf if any new odour problems take place and use Statutory Nuisance powers to tackle the water company .

Yorkshire Water’s defence that they are spending £3.5m on managing odours from the Waste Water Treatment Works, will only ‘hold water’ if odours are prevented in 2012 and in future years.

Thanks to all those that have supported the Yorkshire Water Smells campaign.

You can still leave comments on the Wall of Shame.

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Day of Action – Report

Posted on September 3, 2011 by | Leave a comment

TODAY – 3rd SEPTEMBER, the public once again expressed opposition to the FOUL SMELLS from the Yorkshire Water Waste Water Treatment Works at Saltend that have been making lives a misery over the last decade.

Setting up Stall in Paull - Photo courtesy of Jim Uney

The DAY OF ACTION in Paull and Hedon resulted in over 270 more signatures being collected on the Petition and over 100 more comments for the Wall of Shame. 

Thank you to all those that came and showed their support – particularly those that turned up in Hedon and stood with us for the Hull Daily Mail photos (which will appear in that paper on Monday).

We also picked up lots of useful tips and suggestions for continuing the campaign and ensuring that our actions become more effective!

Comments collected for the Wall of Shame

Hundreds signed petitions on the day

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The Yorkshire Water Smells – Wall of Shame!

Posted on August 31, 2011 by | Leave a comment

THE DAY OF ACTION on Saturday 3rd September 2011 at 9:00am at Paull Car Boot Sale and 12:00 high-noon at Hedon Market Place will provide a quick opportunity for people to show their opposition to the foul smells that have occasionally – but persistently – dogged local communities over the last 11 years!

As well as meeting our campaign mascot PONGO – those attending and passing-by will have an opportunity to sign a petition or complete a Post-It note to add to the Wall of Shame.

The Wall of Shame aims to record local experiences of the smells and will be kept as a permanent record revealing how people felt about the stench when it affected their lives – and how it affected their lives. A copy of the Wall of Shame – including a list of each and every comment – will be sent to Yorkshire Water.

You can add your comment to the Wall of Shame now – just click the link!

UPDATE: The ONLINE PETITION has now been signed by over 1,000 people – a similar number of people are expected to have signed paper versions of the petition.

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