Ruth Cadbury MP objects to application by Hillingdon Council to allow dumping into the River Crane

Ruth Cadbury MP objects to proposal by Hillingdon Council to allow dumping into the River Crane

Ruth Cadbury MP has written to the Environment Agency to object to an application put forward by Hillingdon Council to allow treated sewage to be put into the River Crane which runs through Isleworth. Ruth objected to an application to discharge treated sewage from a cafe into the River Crane- this proposal was also opposed by the Isleworth ward councillors Salman Shaheen, Sue Sampson and John Stroud-Turp.

Commenting in full about this proposal Ruth said,

"The river Crane runs through the heart of our local area and plays an extremely important role in supporting wildlife and plants. I know from listening to local residents how much they value the river, and how much hard work has been done by community groups to tidy up the river and surrounding area.

I’m concerned that plans to allow treated sewage to be put into the Crane come at a time when we’ve seen raw sewage being pumped directly into the Thames from Mogden, and when our local environment is increasingly under threat.

I want to assure residents locally that I will keep standing up to protect our local environment, and to protect our local waterways."