March Sewage Pollution in South West England
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:
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