New 12 months’s Day sea swimmers have been warned to keep away from a dip alongside the Kent coast after sewage spillages had been detected following heavy rainfall.
Heavy rainfall on new 12 months’s Eve has led to sewage spillages alongside the picturesque shoreline, that are being tracked by environmental group Surfers Towards Sewage.
The environmental marketing campaign group run an interactive map which tracks the sewages overflows – and it exhibits quite a few websites dumping sewage alongside the Kent coast close to bathing waters.
Sewage leaking into the water compromises the water high quality in affected bathing areas.
A map exhibiting sewage leakages alongside the Kent coast
Seashores in Folkestone, Sandgate, Hythe, Whitstable and Herne Bay (pictured) have all been affected by the overflows brought on by the stormy climate
The leakage in north-east Kent close to Herne Bay has leaked for greater than 32 hours since yesterday morning, in keeping with Southern Water knowledge (file photograph of sewer launch)
The Surroundings Company has additionally warned that bathing water might have been affected at St. Mary’s Bay in Romney Marsh in south Kent.
Seashores in Folkestone, Sandgate, Hythe, Whitstable and Herne Bay have all been affected by the overflows brought on by the stormy climate.
Within the final 24 hours, Southern Water have confirmed releases in Whitstable and Herne Bay and their monitoring system additionally confirmed a launch at St. Mary’s Bay inside the final 72 hours.
The leakage in north-east Kent close to Herne Bay has leaked for greater than 32 hours since yesterday morning, in keeping with Southern Water knowledge.
The water firm known as the sewage overflows at Folkestone, Sandgate and Hythe ‘unverified releases to bathing areas’.
Southern Water has been contacted for remark.
