Parasites aren’t just in our water supply – the industry is full of them

Letters to the editor: our readers share their views. Please send your letters to letters@independent.co.uk

People collecting bottled water at Freshwater car park in Brixham (Ben Birchall/PA Wire)

Since privatisation, we have seen a rise in the dangers from waterborne illness due to the deliberate dumping of raw sewage into our seas and rivers. Now we have cases at the other end of the system with pollution in drinking water.

Seems to me that cryptosporidium is only one of the parasites in the water industry that needs to be dealt with.

G Forward