#sewage-pollution

#sewage-pollution

A surfing group was left devastated when it called off a national competition after raw sewage was dumped into the sea off Cornwall. Competitors were in the water for the English Interclub Surfing Championships in Porthtowan, on the northern coast of the county near Redruth, when lifeguards issued a red flag to organisers. The status which indicates danger and means people should not enter the water was triggered after South West Water alerted the local council over a sewage discharge into the sea.

As our water pipes have been left to crumble into disrepair with vital maintenance delayed, the water companies have wasted millions on expensive legal firms tasked with downplaying the extent of the sewage scandal. My constituents will be outraged by what our committee has uncovered. That money should be spent fixing our broken water infrastructure not trying to deny the scale of the problem.

A new water ombudsman will oversee improvements in consumer relations and environmental compliance in the water sector, addressing failures of the current system emphasized by Steve Reed.

Of England's 451 protected bathing spots, 37 are now rated as poor – the lowest category – due to unsafe levels of potentially deadly bacteria from sewage spills.