Clean Water Sports Alliance ask for a Public Health focus from the Water Commission

Following a meeting earlier this month, the RYA and members of the Clean Water Sports Alliance (CWSA), has written an open letter to Sir Jon Cunliffe, who is leading the Independent Water Commission.

The CWSA has urged the Commission to recommend a clearly defined ‘public health' objective which considers the following:

• Greater prioritisation given to interventions that address the direct risk posed to public health by microbial and chemical pollutants
• Further reform of governance and regulation of water companies, creating purpose led organisations that are transparent and compliant with the law
• Accelerate the use of innovative technologies as part of a nationally coordinated environmental monitoring strategy.
• Introduce more ambitious catchment systems that include recreational users in decision making
• Strengthen duties placed on water companies to provide access for recreational opportunities
• Funds generated from fines and penalties should be ring fenced and reinvested into projects that protect and restore the water environment.

The full letter can be viewed here 

The Commission which welcomed the views of water users such as sailors on how to fix our broken water sector has closed this week (23^rd April).  It is due to report its findings to the Government in June.