We constantly underestimate the role of wetlands as basic water management elements within the supply and regulation process upon which humanity depends.
But councillors in Bath fear the water courses which supply the springs in the World Heritage city could be contaminated by the process, or that water could change direction through new fractures in the rock.
The goal is to hold them accountable by having them scrutinize their supply chain practices to ensure that no filthy water is seeping into waterways somewhere in the process from chemical to laptop.