Protestors will be staging a paddle-out protest outside Thames Water HQ today (Monday) after E.coli was found to be present in the water near to the building. Members of River Action and Surfers Against Sewage will take to the River Thames by the HQ in Reading on rafts and surfboards, holding placards protesting against the actions of the water utilities company at 5.30pm. Citizen scientists from campaigning body River Action carried out localised water quality testing from the area and found an average of 741 E.coli colony forming units (CFUs) per 100ml. This is considered just below poor wat…
