P-06-1541 Produce a Clean Water Bill for Wales and for Welsh Rivers

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Text of petition:

Our rivers are crying out for help. We do not have long before it will be too late to save them.
For too long, legislators, regulators and polluters have talked about protecting our rivers but nothing meaningful is ever done.
We are calling on Members of the Senedd to commit to producing a Clean Water Bill for Wales.

Additional information:

The Clean Water Bill will:
• Set an ambitious framework of legally binding targets for biodiversity and water quality
• Ensure there is regulator that is fit for purpose that holds all polluters equally to account
• Issue new Permits that are meaningful and which:
- broaden the range of pollutants which mandate action
- have significant consequences for breaking permit limits
• Carry out a review of the way water companies operate in Wales
• Ensure enforcement of the provisions of the Water (Special Measures) Act 2025
• Ensure all rivers designated as Special Area of Conservation (SAC) are tested in line with Bathing Water Quality Regulations
• Work with Farmers to encourage food production without creating nutrient runoff

The Water Bill must ensure action over words and prioritise nature over profit-at-all-costs. Citizen Scientists, local communities and river users should be included in the committee formulating the bill.

Senedd Constituency and Region

• Brecon and Radnorshire
• Mid and West Wales

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