July Sewage Pollution in South West England
This morning the Environment Agency issued a single “pollution risk” warning for the beaches of Devon and Cornwall, at Combe Martin on the coast of North Devon: This evening South…
June Sewage Pollution in South West England
There has been some rain today, and here is how South West Water's WaterFit Live map of sewage pollution looks in late afternoon: [Update - June 12th] Yesterday was warm…
May Sewage Pollution in South West England
May 1st has been and gone, and the Environment Agency's models are up and running. They are currently advising against bathing at numerous beaches around the coast of Devon and…
Are UK Water Companies “Merchants of Doubt”?
The "Merchants of Doubt" in my title for today refers to a book of that name written by Erik M. Conway and Naomi Oreskes. Here's a trailer for the film…
January Sewage Pollution in South West England
After a long dry spell the heavens have opened over South West England once again. Here is this evening’s WaterFit Live map from South West Water:
In our corner of Devon there have been multi-hour CSO activations at Woolacombe, Ilfracombe and Lynmouth, plus our nearest surfing beach at Widemouth Bay in North Cornwall:
December Sewage Pollution in South West England
Before we get on to the large number of sewage pollution incidents around the coast of Devon and Cornwall at the beginning of December, we have an announcement to make.The…
November Sewage Pollution in South West England
After a long dry spell it has started raining once again in South West England. This evening South West Water's WaterFit Live map of combined sewer overflow activations looks like…
October Sewage Pollution in South West England
South West Water's WaterFit Live map of combined sewer overflow (CSO for short) activations currently only contains a couple of offline event duration monitors (EDM for short) at Totnes and…
September Sewage Pollution in South West England
The Met Office has issued a series of yellow weather warnings for heavy rain across Devon and Cornwall, from the evening of Wednesday September 4th until midnight on Friday September…
Ofwat’s 2024 Price Review
In a press release this morning Ofwat announced the findings of their draft price review for 2025-29: Ofwat has today proposed allowing a spending package of £88bn by water companies.…