{"id":31537,"date":"2023-02-21T17:56:11","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T17:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=31537"},"modified":"2023-02-21T18:08:23","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T18:08:23","slug":"wet-wipes-condoms-and-a-chemical-cocktail-pollution-in-the-river-taff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wet-wipes-condoms-and-a-chemical-cocktail-pollution-in-the-river-taff\/","title":{"rendered":"“Wet wipes, condoms and a chemical cocktail”: Pollution in the River Taff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Campaigners and people in Cardiff are calling for more action from Welsh Water as they say they have become worried about using their local rivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recent data analysis from campaign group ‘Top of the Poops<\/a>‘ reveals the most polluted rivers in the UK and the list includes six from Wales – including the River Taff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kim Waters, founder of Welsh Rivers Union<\/a> says he values the work that community litter-pick groups are doing, but the issues are more serious and run much deeper. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He says he tells his wild swimming friends not to go near the Taff as the bacteria and pathogens found there are a “serious public health risk”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I want to engage in the river in a positive way – fishing, paddling, taking my kids and grandkids down to the river – rather than having to wade through wet wipes, condoms and a chemical cocktail.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thanks to the 40 volunteers who cleaned the Taff today, removing 59 bags of rubbish from the banks \ud83d\udc4f

More pics here \ud83d\udc47https:\/\/t.co\/6CpU3A2nOY<\/a>

Ps would really help us if people stopped flushing wipes etc down the toilet. Remember the 3 P's – only flush pee, paper and \ud83d\udca9! pic.twitter.com\/34gp45MxPe<\/a><\/p>— Cardiff Rivers Group (@cardiffrivers) February 19, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>