ePetition details
Stop sewage dumping in New Brighton
In 2022, the Birkenhead News reported that there were 1,149
sewage dumps in Wirral that affected the New Brighton coastal
bathing location, for a total duration of 7,056 hours. On average
sewage discharge happened 3.1 times per day from Wirral overflows.
Overall, across the area served by United Utilities, the water
company was responsible for 69,245 sewage overflows in 2022.
New Brighton coastal bathing area most polluted in country
In the last month our local swimming groups, whose number has now
swelled to many hundreds with thousands of facebook followers, have
witnessed raw sewage on several days along the coastal area from
Redcaps Nursing Home to Perch Rock. Many of us have suffered from
stomach complaints and it is simply not acceptable to allow this to
continue.
Our local community groups have reported that these sewage dumps have taken place even though there haven't been any storms to place strain on the combined sewage system. Furthermore the history on the Environment Agency Website showing incidents clears after the event.
Please take action to protect those that you represent and demand that Rt Hon Therese Coffey, Secretary of State for Environment holds the Environment Agency to account about how they regulate United Utilities who are dumping raw sewage in to the rivers where your constituents and their families swim.
Started by: Amanda Parker
This ePetition ran from 16/06/2023 to 14/07/2023 and has now finished.
248 people signed this ePetition.