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…
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…
June Sewage Pollution in South West England
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…
Bathing Water Quality Testing in May 2024
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…
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:
(more…)February Sewage Pollution in South West England
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…