The River Roding, London's third-largest river, has been earmarked for a clean-up to potentially allow swimming by 2030. Mayor Sadiq Khan's initiative requires addressing significant pollution issues, particularly from illegal sewage disposal. Despite its serene appearance, interventions are necessary to create a safe swimming environment. Paul Powlesland from the River Roding Trust believes achieving swimmable conditions is feasible but faced with formidable hurdles. Monitoring pollution sources and taking decisive action are crucial for turning this vision into reality, while currently, the river can be swum in during dry spells only, emphasizing the urgency of addressing water quality.
The River Roding is marked as potentially swimmable, but significant challenges like pollution and sewage outflows must be addressed to meet this goal.
Without real action to tackle pollution and illegal sewage dumps, turning the River Roding into a swimmable destination would remain a formidable challenge.
Paul Powlesland emphasizes that with proper interventions, while challenging, making the River Roding swimmable is a solvable problem that requires identifying pollution sources.
Swimmers currently experience improved water quality during dry spells, but the presence of illegal sewage outflows poses a threat to the river's safety.
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