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…
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…
There have been a few dry days to begin the month of July, but that has now changed. Here how South West Water’s “WaterFit Live” map looks this afternoon. Note the new format:
On the south coast of Devon there’s an ongoing sewage pollution incident in Plymouth, and others earlier in the day at Dawlish and Budleigh Salterton:
[Update – July 6th]Here is this morning’s WaterFit Live map:
There's been a few dryish days recently. Consequently you might expect South West Water's WaterFit Live map to be free of sewage pollution indications. However, sadly that is not the…
On May 1st the Environment Agency started regular bacteriological testing of the water at South West England's designated bathing beaches. The second round of such tests are underway, and lots…
The May bank holiday is rapidly approaching, RNLI lifeguards are now patrolling the beaches of Devon and Cornwall and the Environment Agency has started issuing pollution risk warnings for designated bathing beaches. Here’s how their map looks today:
Here too is today’s WaterFit Live map from South West Water:
Meadfoot beach in Torbay isn’t “red flagged” on SWW’s map, but according to the Environment Agency there has been a sewage pollution incident affecting the beach today:
Here is this morning’s WaterFit Live map:
According to an Environment Agency press release this morning: The Environment Agency has published its Event Duration Monitoring (EDM) data for 2023 showing the frequency and duration of spills from…
It’s the day after February 28th, and the previous month’s sewage pollution article is overflowing with almost continuous news of combined sewer overflow activations around the coast of Devon and Cornwall. I’ve taken the liberty of starting this article a day early, hoping rather than expecting that March will be a bit quieter.
After yet more rain overnight, here is this morning’s Surfers Against Sewage map of pollution around our coasts:
Starting with the local surfing beaches, sewage pollution has been occurring this morning at Widemouth Bay:
and the adjacent Trevone and Harlyn Bays, amongst numerous other places across Cornwall:
(more…)At least we've endured no named storms for a few days! However, this evening we have experienced a band of rain crossing the West Country: Needless to say when I…
I sent a letter to the editor of the North Devon Gazette yesterday. I reproduce it below, but with the addition of some graphics and hyperlinks. Dear Editor, As an…
Earlier this morning the UK Met Office gave the latest inclement weather that has headed our way over the festive season an official name. Storm Henk. Halwill Junction is also…